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Bruce J. Ford — 12 Patents

Micron: 12 patents #1,301 of 6,374Top 25%
Meridian, ID: #100 of 654 inventorsTop 20%
Idaho: #1,116 of 8,810 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Bruce J. Ford has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Micron. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in November 2024. Bruce J. Ford ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Bruce J. Ford in Meridian, ID, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2024.peak 61999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents20002022: 1 patents20222023: 3 patents20232024: 6 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12147702 Host training indication for memory artificial intelligence Nicolas Soberanes, Ezra E. Hartz, Jonathan S. Parry, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Benjamin C. Rivera 2024-11-19 $41,420,000
12131065 Memory device overhead reduction using artificial intelligence Ezra E. Hartz, Benjamin C. Rivera, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Nicolas Soberanes 2024-10-29 $30,986,000
11994942 Raw bit error rate based trim level adjustments for memory Ezra E. Hartz, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Nicolas Soberanes, Christopher S. Moore, Benjamin C. Rivera 2024-05-28 $28,459,000
11989421 Adjustable data protection scheme using artificial intelligence Ezra E. Hartz, Nicolas Soberanes, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Benjamin C. Rivera 2024-05-21 $36,516,000
11880595 Memory cell access techniques for memory systems Nicolas Soberanes, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Benjamin C. Rivera 2024-01-23 $36,669,000
11869611 Adjustment to trim settings based on a use of a memory device Ezra E. Hartz, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Benjamin C. Rivera, Nicolas Soberanes, Christopher S. Moore 2024-01-09 $10,439,000
11715511 Trim level adjustments for memory based on data use Ezra E. Hartz, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Nicolas Soberanes, Christopher S. Moore, Benjamin C. Rivera 2023-08-01 $10,878,000
11698858 Prediction based garbage collection Joseph A. De La Cerda, Benjamin C. Rivera, Nicolas Soberanes 2023-07-11 $14,705,000
11662943 Adjustable media management Benjamin C. Rivera, Nicolas Soberanes, Avani F. Trivedi, Joseph A. De La Cerda 2023-05-30 $12,815,000
11521694 Adjustment to trim settings based on a use of a memory device Ezra E. Hartz, Joseph A. De La Cerda, Benjamin C. Rivera, Nicolas Soberanes, Christopher S. Moore 2022-12-06 $18,045,000
6115835 Method and apparatus for determining a set of tests for integrated circuit testing Leland R. Nevill, Than Huu Nguyen, Gregory A. Barnett 2000-09-05 $17,838,000
5935264 Method and apparatus for determining a set of tests for integrated circuit testing Leland R. Nevill, Than Huu Nguyen, Gregory A. Barnett 1999-08-10 $9,852,000