James C. Cates — 23 Patents at Storage Technology

James C. Cates has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at Storage Technology. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in May 2007. James C. Cates ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list James C. Cates in Louisville, CO, US.

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Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #	Title	Co-Inventors	Date	Approx Value ⓘ
7212118	Pluggable cartridge memory chip and memory access	Matthew P. Wojciechowski, Howard Hayakawa, Gary Francis, William T. Veno	2007-05-01
7139141	System and method for read/write optimization	Keith Gary Boyer, Mark Hennecken, Robert G. Brocko, Larry Blanchard, Michael L. Leonhardt	2006-11-21
7130140	Polarity encoded pattern for timing based servo	Keith Gary Boyer, James Wolf	2006-10-31
6934105	Tape reposition minimization using multiple reads	—	2005-08-23	$8,829,000
6903892	Minimization of tape repositions using multiple read elements per track	—	2005-06-07	$14,983,000
6819528	Asymmetric servo reader placement in bi-directional tape head	Steven G. Trabert	2004-11-16	$6,671,000
6788497	Protective film for minimization of shield and pole tip recession in thin film shielded read heads and write heads	—	2004-09-07	$6,307,000
6764006	Apparatus and/or method to reduce bias current for MR reader during read only operation	Robert G. Brocko, Keith Gary Boyer, Larry Blanchard	2004-07-20	$10,403,000
6683749	Magnetic transducer having inverted write element with zero delta in pole tip width	Larry E. Daby, John P. Biesecker	2004-01-27	$11,521,000
6563669	Inverted write head with high-precision track width definition	Larry E. Daby, John P. Biesecker	2003-05-13	$11,215,000
6522490	Servo writer having slanted timing pattern read and write heads	Yung Yip	2003-02-18
6445537	Protective film for minimization of shield and pole tip recession in thin film shielded read heads and write heads	—	2002-09-03	$3,640,000
6236525	Tape head with pattern timing for servo writing application	Richard H. Dee, Ronald Dean Gillingham, John Paul Mantey, Richard Lewis O'Day, Steven G. Trabert	2001-05-22	$12,459,000
6191919	Magnetic transducer with debris guiding channels having non-vertical sloping walls formed in a tape bearing surface	Anand V. Lakshmikumaran	2001-02-20	$5,967,000
6166870	Method for writing a servo pattern using a writer having a split top pole	John Paul Mantey, Ronald Dean Gillingham, Steven G. Trabert	2000-12-26	$5,301,000
6038108	Magnetic tape head assembly having segmented heads	Richard H. Dee	2000-03-14	$6,420,000
6002554	Multitrack coupled element read head with support structure to eliminate shorting and method for manufacturing same	Joseph M. Schmalhorst, Steven C. Herrera, Richard Welland Crowell, Yi-Shung Chaug, Steve M. Bryant	1999-12-14	$26,079,000
5963401	Magnetic tape head assembly including modules having a plurality of magneto-resistive head elements	Richard H. Dee	1999-10-05	$9,546,000
5963400	Thin film tape head including split top pole	John Paul Mantey, Ronald Dean Gillingham, Steven G. Trabert	1999-10-05	$9,546,000
5956215	High density thin film coupled element read head with support element to prevent damage to magnetoresistive element	Joseph M. Schmalhorst, Joseph E. Torline	1999-09-21	$32,719,000
5855056	Method for fabricating magnetic heads having varying gap lengths on a common wafer	—	1999-01-05	$42,116,000
5811018	Magnetic barrier for gap control in interleaved tape head design	Diane C. Ewasko	1998-09-22	$26,717,000
5784772	Method of simultaneously forming MR sensors in a dual element MR head	Diane C. Ewasko, Richard Welland Crowell, Richard H. Dee	1998-07-28	$30,682,000

James C. Cates — 23 Patents

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