Inventor · Kwai Chung, CN

Takehiro Kamigama

84Patents
11h-index
36Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 19, 1996 → Jan 20, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5768055A Magnetic recording head having a carbon overcoat array on slider air bearings surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Expired
US6839204B2 Head gimbal assembly with a ground or source voltage lead conductor Physics 46 Expired
US7227719B2 Thin film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same Physics 32 Expired
US7310206B2 Magnetic thin film head with heat-assisted write section and hard disk drive incorporating same Physics 20 Expired
US6950279B2 Thin-film magnetic head with thin-film coil of low resistance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6762911B2 Combination type thin film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6541065B1 Thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing same Physics 17 Expired
US6829818B2 Manufacturing method of a head gimbal assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US7239479B2 Thin film magnetic head and manufacturing method thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6801407B2 Thin film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7151647B2 Thin film magnetic head and manufacturing method for creating high surface recording density and including a second yoke portion having two layers of which one is etched to form a narrow portion and a sloped flare portion Physics 12 Expired
US7365942B2 Thin-film magnetic head Physics 10 Expired
US6614624B2 Suspension and head gimbal assembly with the suspension Physics 8 Expired
US7060207B2 Thin film magnetic head and magnetic recording apparatus having a lowered coil resistance value, reduced generated heat, and high-frequency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6977796B2 Wiring pattern and method of manufacturing the same and thin film magnetic head and method of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6731464B2 Slider of thin-film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7085099B2 Thin film magnetic head having spiral coils and manufacturing method thereof Physics 6 Expired
US7046480B2 Thin film magnetic head and manufacturing method thereof Physics 6 Expired
US7463450B2 Thin film magnetic head Physics 5 Active
US7141357B2 Method of manufacturing thin-film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7721415B2 Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6507459B1 Head slider suspension, head assembly, and information recording and reproducing apparatus with improved wiring pattern Physics 5 Expired
US6842314B2 Magnetoresistive device and method of manufacturing same, and thin-film magnetic head and method of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7492555B2 Thin-film magnetic head structure, method of manufacturing the same, and thin-film magnetic head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7694410B2 Process for testing a head stack assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.