Seagate Technology Incorporated

Tenksolar, Inc.

Lance Eugene Stover

Jianxin Zhu

Beat G Keel

Shanlin X Hao

Richard P Larson

Zine-Eddine Boutaghou

Wayne Allen Bonin

Insik Jin

Jason Wayne Riddering

Daniel Paul Burbank

Christina L Hutchinson

Gregory S Mowry

Joel William Hoehn

Andrew D Habermas

Zine Eddine Boutaghou

Lowell James Berg

Jorge Vicente Hanchi

Brian William Karr

Youping Mei

Jaewoo Nam

Jane Katherine Gates

Dallas W Meyer

Nurul Amin

Mark James Schaenzer

Ladislav Rudolf Pust

Edwin F Rejda

Kevin Jon Schulz

David Allen Sluzewski

John Bortins

Jeremy Adam Thurn

Gerald L Weispfenning

James Richard Peterson

Thomas L Murnan

Orville Dodd

Declan Macken

Jing Gui

Roger Lee Hipwell, Jr

Peter Raymond Segar

Dadi Setiadi

John Robert Pendray

Dian Song

Michael B Hintz

John L Brand

Timothy William Stoebe

Scott Edward Ryun

Dongming Liu

Lin Zhou

Mary Cynthia Hipwell

Andreas Argyros Polycarpou

Ned Tabat

Gordon Merle Jones

Joel David Limmer

Frank Edgar Stageberg

David Chris Seets

Dale E Egbert

Moshe Olim

Feng Y Wang

Kurt J Korkowski

Lars Halvar Ahlen

Jeffery K Berkowitz

Lori Grace Swanson

Weimin Qian

Lanshi Zheng

Kyle M Bartholomew

Paul A Jallen

Todd Arthur Luse

Halden W Larson

Gale Jallen

Maher Abdullah Alodan

In an embodiment, a solar energy system includes multiple photovoltaic modules, each oriented substantially at a same angle relative to horizontal. The angle is independent of a latitude of an installation site of the solar energy system and is greater than or equal to 15 degrees. The solar energy system defines a continuous area within a perimeter of the solar energy system. The solar energy system is configured to capture at the photovoltaic modules substantially all light incoming towards the continuous area over an entire season.

Space and energy efficient photovoltaic array

A method and apparatus are provided for positioning a transducer relative to a track of a data storage medium and inducing lateral modulation of transducer the relative to the track. An element of the transducer is actuated toward the storage medium during the lateral modulation, and atomic interaction is detected between the element and the storage medium because of a change in a response to the lateral modulation of the transducer due to the atomic interaction.

Method and apparatus for detecting proximity contact between a transducer and a medium

A transducer having an external contact surface includes a writer and a contact member. The writer has a portion extendable relative to an adjacent portion of the external contact surface. The contact member surrounds at least a portion of the extendable writer portion and is spaced from the extendable writer portion. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the contact member is approximately equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the extendable writer portion.

Methods of manufacturing a transducer

In an example, a solar energy system includes multiple PV modules, multiple reflectors, and a racking assembly. Each of the reflectors is positioned opposite a corresponding one of the PV modules. The racking assembly mechanically interconnects the PV modules and the reflectors to form an interconnected system. The racking assembly defines gaps within the racking assembly and between adjacent PV modules and reflectors. The interconnected system includes multiple contact points associated with the gaps. The gaps and contact points configure the interconnected system to accommodate surface unevenness of an installation surface up to a predetermined surface unevenness.

Highly efficient solar arrays

A slider includes a slider body having a first side and edges defined adjacent to the first side, at least two separate insulators each adjacent to the first side of the slider body and supported by the slider body, and a conductive trace adjacent to each of the at least two separate insulators and opposite the first side of the slider body. The at least two separate insulators each are in physical contact with the slider body along the first side of the slider body such that the at least two separate insulators are physically attached to the slider body to electrically insulate each conductive trace from the slider body.

Top bond pad for transducing head interconnect

Programmable metallization memory cells having a first metal contact and a second metal contact with an ion conductor solid electrolyte material between the metal contacts. The first metal contact has a filament placement structure thereon extending into the ion conductor material. In some embodiments, the second metal contact also has a filament placement structure thereon extending into the ion conductor material toward the first filament placement structure. The filament placement structure may have a height of at least about 2 nm.

Programmable resistive memory cell with filament placement structure

A memory cell that includes a memory element configured for switching from a first data state to a second data state by passage of current therethrough. The memory cell includes a top electrode and a bottom electrode for providing the current through the memory cell, and an alignment element positioned at least between the top electrode and the top surface of the memory element, the alignment element having an electrically conductive body tapering from the top electrode to the top surface of the memory element. Methods for forming the memory cell are also described.

Memory cell with alignment structure

A slider according to the present invention includes a slider body, a plurality of insulators, and conductive traces. The slider body has a first side and edges defined substantially perpendicular to the first side. The plurality of insulators are each adjacent to the first side of the slider body. The conductive traces are adjacent to each of the plurality of insulators and opposite the slider body.

A supported probe device that has a probe tip and probe body, the probe body having a sample facing surface and an opposing surface. The probe tip and a first electrode are on the sample facing surface. A second electrode is present on the probe body opposing surface. A third electrode is spaced from the second electrode, so that the second electrode is between the third electrode and the probe body. A first DC voltage source is electrically coupled to the first electrode, as is a first sensing circuit. A second DC voltage source is electrically coupled to the second electrode, and an AC voltage source electrically coupled to the third electrode. The probe body may be cantilevered.

Probe with electrostatic actuation and capacitive sensor

The present invention relates to a controlled air bearing which allows adjustable control over the magnetic spacing between the pole tips of a slider and the surface of the disc. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a slider for use in a data storage system, the slider comprises a base portion having a leading edge end and a trailing edge end. The embodiment further comprises a movable air bearing surface element positioned at the leading edge end of the base portion. Finally, the embodiment further comprises an actuator positioned at the leading edge end of the base portion and coupling the base portion to the movable air bearing surface element, the actuator selectively controllable to move the movable air bearing surface element relative to the base portion to alter an air bearing surface provided by the base portion and the movable air bearing surface element to thereby control a fly height of the slider. The present invention includes a method for implementing the steps performed by the embodiment of the apparatus.

Controlled air bearing (CAB) for magnetic spacing control

A method for creating a pattern on an exposure site of a material blank using an exposure apparatus includes providing a mask having a first mask pattern. The mask is positioned between the exposure apparatus and the material blank. The exposure site of the material blank is exposed. One or more additional exposure events are performed for patterning the exposure site of the material blank. Between each exposure event, the exposure site of the material blank is repositioned in a lateral direction with respect to the mask. Between successive exposure events involving the first mask pattern, there is a relative movement between the mask and the material blank of a distance less than or equal to a length of the first mask pattern.

Mask complementary multiple exposure technique

A transducer-level microactuator selectively positions a transducer portion of a slider radially with respect to circumferential data tracks of a rotatable disc. The slider includes a slider body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, a transducer body and a flexure body. The transducer body is spaced from the trailing edge of the sliding body and includes at least one transducer element. The flexure body extends from the trailing edge of the slider body and includes a first anchor point connected to the slider body and a second anchor point connected to the transducer body. The basecoat layer is deposited on the trailing edge of the slider body and substantially surrounds the flexure body wherein a gap separates the flexure body from the basecoat. A first actuation assembly is formed on the basecoat and a second actuation assembly is formed on the transducer body adjacent the slider body.

Transducer-level microactuator for a magnetic recording system

A method for producing magneto resistive heads includes the steps of positioning at least two magneto resistive elements in spaced relation to one another and placing the at least two magneto resistive elements in an ion milling environment where material is removed nonselectively from items in the environment. A property of at least two of the plurality of magneto resistive elements is monitored. In response to monitoring, one of the at least two magneto resistive elements is dynamically covered to prevent additional removal of material from the covered magneto resistive element.

Ion mill shutter system

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Eden Prairie, MN, United States of America

Lance Eugene Stover