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Steven Michael Kientz — 55 Patents

Micron: 47 patents #401 of 6,374Top 7%
Oracle: 5 patents #2,558 of 14,854Top 20%
STStorage Technology: 3 patents #182 of 682Top 30%
Westminster, CO: #4 of 944 inventorsTop 1%
Colorado: #340 of 40,980 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #45,454 of 4,157,543Top 2%
55 Patents All Time
Steven Michael Kientz has been granted 55 US patents while listed as an inventor at Micron. The first was granted in 2005 and the most recent in November 2025. Steven Michael Kientz ranks #45,454 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.1%). Patent records list Steven Michael Kientz in Westminster, CO, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2005 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 16 patents in 2023.peak 162005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents20062007: 1 patents20072010: 1 patents20102011: 3 patents20112014: 1 patents20142022: 6 patents20222023: 16 patents20232024: 12 patents20242025: 13 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 55 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12482530 Tracking and refreshing state metrics in memory sub-systems Michael Sheperek, Bruce A. Liikanen 2025-11-25
12451208 Charge loss tracking through targeted bit count Pitamber Shukla, Tarun Singh Yadav 2025-10-21
12430206 Temperature sensor management during error handling operations in a memory sub-system Hyungseok Kim, Zixiang Loh, Patrick R. Khayat, Jun Wan 2025-09-30
12431205 Adaptive calibration for threshold voltage offset bins Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu 2025-09-30
12424287 Memory read voltage threshold tracking based on memory device-originated metrics characterizing voltage distributions Shantilal Rayshi Doru, Patrick R. Khayat, Sampath K. Ratnam, Dung Viet Nguyen 2025-09-23
12423013 Open block family duration limited by temperature variation Michael Sheperek, Larry J. Koudele, Bruce A. Liikanen 2025-09-23
12353771 Charge loss mitigation throughout memory device lifecycle by proactive window shift Ugo Russo, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu 2025-07-08
12322473 Determining read voltage offset in memory devices Robert W. Mason, Pitamber Shukla 2025-06-03
12307111 Block family-based error avoidance for memory devices Michael Sheperek, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Bruce A. Liikanen +3 more 2025-05-20
12293099 Open block family duration limited by time and temperature Michael Sheperek, Larry J. Koudele, Bruce A. Liikanen, Kishore Kumar Muchherla 2025-05-06
12266420 Temperature-compensated time estimate for a block to reach a uniform charge loss state Patrick R. Khayat, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu 2025-04-01
12223190 Measurement of representative charge loss in a block to determine charge loss state Patrick R. Khayat, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu 2025-02-11
12210759 Threshold voltage bin calibration at memory device power up Chia-Yu Kuo 2025-01-28
12131795 Adaptive temperature compensation for a memory device Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu 2024-10-29 $30,986,000
12119068 Program continuation strategies after memory device power loss Gary F. Besinga, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Renato C. Padilla 2024-10-15 $56,577,000
12073866 Two-stage voltage calibration upon power-up of memory device Chia-Yu Kuo 2024-08-27 $20,478,000
12057190 Determining read voltage offset in memory devices Robert W. Mason, Pitamber Shukla 2024-08-06 $38,187,000
12040025 Two-sided page scans with calibration feedback Christopher M. Smitchger, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Patrick R. Khayat, Hyung Seok Kim 2024-07-16 $30,823,000
11977774 Charge loss mitigation throughout memory device lifecycle by proactive window shift Ugo Russo, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu 2024-05-07 $32,619,000
11955194 Tracking and refreshing state metrics in memory sub-systems Michael Sheperek, Bruce A. Liikanen 2024-04-09 $33,276,000
11922041 Threshold voltage bin calibration at memory device power up Chia-Yu Kuo 2024-03-05 $17,899,000
11914890 Trim value loading management in a memory sub-system Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu 2024-02-27 $14,682,000
11886726 Block family-based error avoidance for memory devices Michael Sheperek, Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Mustafa N. Kaynak, Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, Bruce A. Liikanen +3 more 2024-01-30 $12,191,000
11886712 Die family management on a memory device using block family error avoidance 2024-01-30 $12,191,000
11862274 Determination of state metrics of memory sub-systems following power events Michael Sheperek, Bruce A. Liikanen 2024-01-02 $12,628,000