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Keith A. Bates — 2 Patents

IBM: 2 patents #32,909 of 70,183Top 50%
Lafayette, CO: #352 of 681 inventorsTop 55%
Colorado: #17,188 of 40,980 inventorsTop 45%
Overall (All Time): #1,709,992 of 4,157,543Top 45%
2 Patents All Time
Keith A. Bates has been granted 2 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in November 1994. Keith A. Bates ranks #1,709,992 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 41.1%). Patent records list Keith A. Bates in Lafayette, CO, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–2 of 2 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5367513 Focus and tracking servo decoupling system Nhan X. Bui, Delbert A. Hansen 1994-11-22 $8,506,000
4899327 Focus servo loop correction Russell A. Budd, Millard A. Habegger, Mark L. Rhoades 1990-02-06 $16,892,000