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James C. Cates
Also filed as: CATES JAMES C
23 granted patents·505 citations·filing 1995–2003
96Inventor score
Files withSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP23
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23 records- 0194US6683749B2Magnetic transducer having inverted write element with zero delta in pole tip widthSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2004·75 cites·3 claims
- 0291US6236525B1Tape head with pattern timing for servo writing applicationSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 22, 2001·79 cites·17 claims
- 0390US7130140B1Polarity encoded pattern for timing based servoSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 31, 2006·32 cites·17 claims
- 0490US6038108AMagnetic tape head assembly having segmented headsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 14, 2000·70 cites·8 claims
- 0587US5963400AThin film tape head including split top poleSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 5, 1999·45 cites·3 claims
- 0681US5963401AMagnetic tape head assembly including modules having a plurality of magneto-resistive head elementsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 5, 1999·38 cites·20 claims
- 0780US6788497B1Protective film for minimization of shield and pole tip recession in thin film shielded read heads and write headsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·12 cites·26 claims
- 0876US6522490B1Servo writer having slanted timing pattern read and write headsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 18, 2003·27 cites·16 claims
- 0973US7139141B1System and method for read/write optimizationSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 21, 2006·11 cites·18 claims
- 1068US6445537B1Protective film for minimization of shield and pole tip recession in thin film shielded read heads and write headsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 3, 2002·17 cites·5 claims
- 1167US6819528B1Asymmetric servo reader placement in bi-directional tape headSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 16, 2004·6 cites·19 claims
- 1265US6563669B1Inverted write head with high-precision track width definitionSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·6 cites·4 claims
- 1360US5855056AMethod for fabricating magnetic heads having varying gap lengths on a common waferSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 5, 1999·14 cites·4 claims
- 1456US6166870AMethod for writing a servo pattern using a writer having a split top poleSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·10 cites·9 claims
- 1555US6934105B1Tape reposition minimization using multiple readsSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·2 cites·25 claims
- 1655US6903892B1Minimization of tape repositions using multiple read elements per trackSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 7, 2005·2 cites·14 claims
- 1754US5956215AHigh density thin film coupled element read head with support element to prevent damage to magnetoresistive elementSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 21, 1999·12 cites·4 claims
- 1854US5784772AMethod of simultaneously forming MR sensors in a dual element MR headSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 28, 1998·17 cites·14 claims
- 1953US7212118B1Pluggable cartridge memory chip and memory accessSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 1, 2007·6 cites·14 claims
- 2051US6764006B1Apparatus and/or method to reduce bias current for MR reader during read only operationSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 20, 2004·2 cites·33 claims
- 2150US5811018AMagnetic barrier for gap control in interleaved tape head designSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·11 cites·10 claims
- 2244US6191919B1Magnetic transducer with debris guiding channels having non-vertical sloping walls formed in a tape bearing surfaceSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 20, 2001·6 cites·15 claims
- 2337US6002554AMultitrack coupled element read head with support structure to eliminate shorting and method for manufacturing sameSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 14, 1999·5 cites·12 claims
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