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Imation Corp.

634Patents
139Active
634Granted
50Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 10, 1992 → May 4, 2015 · 79 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6330572A Hierarchical data storage management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 410 Expired
USD690280S1 Combined audio player and speaker General 145 Active
USD556194S1 Wrist band data storage device General 136 Expired
US6950269B1 System and methods for using servopositioning signals Physics 130 Expired
USD565571S1 Hard drive docking station General 122 Expired
US6883718B1 Credit card sized memory card with host connector Physics 113 Expired
US5994150A Optical assaying method and system having rotatable sensor disk with multiple sensing regions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 111 Expired
US5925878A Diffraction anomaly sensor having grating coated with protective dielectric layer Physics 108 Expired
US6041805A Valve assembly for a removable ink cartridge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 100 Expired
USRE37473E Diffraction anomaly sensor having grating coated with protective dielectric layer General 95 Expired
US6513052B1 Targeted advertising over global computer networks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US7342738B1 Positioning head assembly for data storage system with multiple degrees of freedom Physics 82 Active
US5986762A Optical sensor having optimized surface profile Physics 82 Expired
US6140004A Organophotoreceptors for electrophotography featuring novel charge transport compounds Physics 75 Expired
US6066426A Organophotoreceptors for electrophotography featuring novel charge transport compounds Physics 74 Expired
USD558198S1 Wrist band data storage device General 70 Expired
US6542325B1 Time-based servo for magnetic storage media Physics 68 Expired
US6738259B2 Apparatus supporting multiple memory card formats Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US6214503A Organophotoreceptors for electrophotography featuring novel charge transport compounds based upon hydroxy-functional compounds Physics 67 Expired
US6100991A Near normal incidence optical assaying method and system having wavelength and angle sensitivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US6320991A Optical sensor having dielectric film stack Physics 65 Expired
US6122147A Negative pressure head contour in a linear tape recording system with tape deforming cavity Physics 63 Expired
US5607188A Marking of optical disc for customized identification Physics 63 Expired
US6890188B1 Memory card compatible with device connector and host connector standards Electricity 61 Expired
US6340548B1 Organophotoreceptors for electrophotography featuring novel charge transport compounds Physics 61 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.