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Eric R. Katz — 7 Patents

RRRead Rite: 5 patents #51 of 255Top 20%
MCMagnex Co.: 1 patents #6 of 8Top 75%
MEMemorex: 1 patents #17 of 42Top 45%
San Jose, CA: #8,545 of 32,062 inventorsTop 30%
California: #83,669 of 386,348 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #680,018 of 4,157,543Top 20%
7 Patents All Time
Eric R. Katz has been granted 7 US patents while listed as an inventor at Read Rite. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in March 2001. Eric R. Katz ranks #680,018 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 16.4%). Patent records list Eric R. Katz in San Jose, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–7 of 7 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6204998 Multi-tapped coil having tapped segments cascaded for amplification for improving signal-to-noise ratio 2001-03-20 $14,643,000
6043959 Inductive write head formed with flat yoke and merged with magnetoresistive read transducer Billy W. Crue, Jr., Mark D. Thomas, William D. Jensen 2000-03-28 $5,845,000
5793577 Planar geometry thin film head with shaped poles Michael E. Devillier 1998-08-11 $1,484,000
5764451 Multi-tapped coil having tapped segments casaded for amplification for improving signal-to-noise ratio 1998-06-09 $2,552,000
5750275 Thin film heads with insulated laminations for improved high frequency performance David Berger 1998-05-12 $3,807,000
4458279 Thin film transducer and method of making same 1984-07-03
4277809 Apparatus for recording magnetic impulses perpendicular to the surface of a recording medium Robert D. Fisher 1981-07-07 $817,000