Patents

PATENTS ISSUED

  1. John P. Nibarger and Ricky L. Ewasko, “Corrosion Protection Utilizing a Milled, Bottom Spin Valve GMR Sensor”. United States Patent 8,922,955, issued 12/30/14.
  2. John P. Nibarger and Ricky L. Ewasko, “Corrosion Protection Utilizing a Milled, Top Spin Valve GMR Sensor”. United States Patent 8,867,176, issued 10/21/14.
  3. Charles C. Partee and John P. Nibarger, “Hybrid Trackwidth Read Element”. United States Patent 8,243,398, issued 8/14/12.
  4. John P. Nibarger and Anand V. Lakshmikumaran, “Method for Counteracting Longitudinal Oscillations of Magnetic Tape in a Tape Drive System”. United States Patent 8,089,726, issued 1/3/12.
  5. Kevin D. McKinstry and John P. Nibarger, “Use of Grating Structures to Control Asymmetry in a Magnetic Sensor”. United States Patent 7,848,052, issued 12/7/10.
  6. John P. Nibarger and Herbert House “Method for Protecting Against Corrosion in a GMR Sensor by Providing a Protective Coating Over and End of a Copper Layer Spaced Apart from a Detection Surface by a Specified Dimension”. United States Patent 7,827,674, issued 11/9/10.
  7. John P. Nibarger and Edward V. Denison “Linear Tape Drive Module for a Linear Tape Drive System”. United States Patent 7,746,596, issued 6/29/10.
  8. Charles Partee and John P. Nibarger. “Control of Transducer to Tape Spacing”.  United States Patent 7,586,710; issued 9/8/09.
  9. Kevin D. McKinstry and John P. Nibarger. “Use of Grating Structures to Control Asymmetry in a Magnetic Sensor”.  United States Patent 7,545,602; issued 6/9/09.
  10. John P. Nibarger, Edward Virgil Denison, Carl A. Helms, Steve Arnold. “Top Formed Grating Stabilizers”. United States Patent 7,495,871; issued 2/24/09.
  11. John P. Nibarger and Richard Dee. “Magneto-Resistive (MR) Transducer Having an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Element and Separation Structure in Contact with Magnetic Media”. United States Patent 7,474,513; issued 1/6/09.
  12. John P. Nibarger and Francis X. Campos. “Magnetic Head Having a Pair of Magneto-Resistive (MR) Readers of the Same Type with Each Reader Tuned Differently”. United States Patent 7,453,671; issued 11/18/08.
  13. John P. Nibarger and Herbert House. “Method for Protecting Against Corrosion in a GMR Sensor by Providing a Protective Coating Over an End of a Copper Layer Spaced Apart from a Detection Surface by a specified Dimension”. United States Patent 7,403,359; issued 7/22/08.
  14. John P. Nibarger, Francis X. Campos, and Larry E. Daby. “Magnetic Head Having AMR Reader, Writer, and GMR Reader”. United States Patent 7,382,585; issued 6/3/08.
  15. John P. Nibarger. “Magnetic Recorder having Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Anodic Alumina for Emitting Electron Beams to Perform Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording”. United States Patent 7,190,539; issued 3/13/07.
  16. Carl Stephen Arnold, Edward Virgil Denison, John P. Nibarger, and Carl A. Helms. “Apparatus and Method for Step-Stabilization of GMR-Based Read Sensors”. United States Patent 7,118,814; issued 10/10/06.
  17. John P. Nibarger. “Variable Curvature in Tape Guide Rollers”. United States Patent 6,969,021; issued 11/29/05.