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James Lee — 6 Patents

STSeagate Technology: 6 patents #1,058 of 4,722Top 25%
San Jose, CA: #9,609 of 32,062 inventorsTop 30%
California: #94,478 of 386,348 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
James Lee has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Seagate Technology. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in August 2015. James Lee ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list James Lee in San Jose, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2015Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2006.peak 42006: 4 patents20062012: 1 patents20122015: 1 patents2015

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9115758 Shield restricting axial movement Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Robert A. Nottingham, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Thaveesinn Vasavakul +3 more 2015-08-25 $8,541,000
8181348 Shielding fluid reservoirs of fluid dynamic bearing motors Troy M. Herndon, Jeffry Arnold LeBlanc, Robert A. Nottingham, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Thaveesinn Vasavakul +3 more 2012-05-22 $22,615,000
7119984 Method and apparatus for a laser-welded disk drive housing Donald J. MacLeod 2006-10-10 $11,493,000
7056024 Through hub oil fill and vent for a fluid dynamic bearing motor Jerry Weingord 2006-06-06 $15,592,000
7056026 Capillary seal with fill pool Alan Lyndon Grantz, Norbert Steven Parsoneault, Chris M. Woldemar 2006-06-06 $15,592,000
7028721 Method and apparatus for fluid dynamic bearing motor lubricating fluid injection James S. Bowdoin, Sanjay C. Sheth 2006-04-18 $9,391,000