Inventor · Hankinson, ND, US

Dean E. Sitz

19Patents
5h-index
50Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 15, 1994 → Apr 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7455525B2 Continuous flexible band housing a memory device Electricity 14 Expired
US6139307A Assembly for molding optical data storage disks formatted on both sides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7300016B2 Tape reel assembly with stiff winding surface for a tape drive system Physics 12 Expired
USD937968S1 Container General 5 Active
US10398406B2 One piece stethoscope diaphragm Physics 5 Active
USD971725S1 Container lid General 4 Active
US6027778A One piece capstan for a tape cartridge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6510131B1 Data storage disk cartridge including a shutter assembly with a stress relief mechanism Physics 2 Expired
US10213181B2 Stethoscope diaphragm Human Necessities 2 Active
US7114947B2 Optical disk mold tooling for reduced edge wedge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6752611B2 Optical disk mold tooling for reduced edge wedge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6698675B2 Leader block assembly with snap-in feature for a data storage tape cartridge Physics 1 Expired
USD971729S1 Container lid General 1 Active
US7059555B2 Tape reel assembly with radially symmetric deforming tape winding surface Physics 0 Expired
USD376589S Write protect slide General 0 Expired
US11333534B2 Sensor unit Physics 0 Active
US11835366B2 Electronic assembly for modular plug Physics 0 Active
US6678238B1 Mold for manufacturing double-sided disk shaped articles for storing data Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired
US6729870B2 Multi-cavity optical disc mold Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.