JC

James C. Cates

ST Storage Technology: 23 patents #8 of 682Top 2%
IM Imation: 1 patents #303 of 622Top 50%
Overall (All Time): #186,351 of 4,157,543Top 5%
23
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
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
6903892 Minimization of tape repositions using multiple read elements per track 2005-06-07
6819528 Asymmetric servo reader placement in bi-directional tape head Steven G. Trabert 2004-11-16
6788497 Protective film for minimization of shield and pole tip recession in thin film shielded read heads and write heads 2004-09-07
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
6683749 Magnetic transducer having inverted write element with zero delta in pole tip width Larry E. Daby, John P. Biesecker 2004-01-27
6563669 Inverted write head with high-precision track width definition Larry E. Daby, John P. Biesecker 2003-05-13
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
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
6191919 Magnetic transducer with debris guiding channels having non-vertical sloping walls formed in a tape bearing surface Anand V. Lakshmikumaran 2001-02-20
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
6038108 Magnetic tape head assembly having segmented heads Richard H. Dee 2000-03-14
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
5963400 Thin film tape head including split top pole John Paul Mantey, Ronald Dean Gillingham, Steven G. Trabert 1999-10-05
5963401 Magnetic tape head assembly including modules having a plurality of magneto-resistive head elements Richard H. Dee 1999-10-05
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
5855056 Method for fabricating magnetic heads having varying gap lengths on a common wafer 1999-01-05
5811018 Magnetic barrier for gap control in interleaved tape head design Diane C. Ewasko 1998-09-22
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