James C. Cates
23Patents
10h-index
26Co-inventors
67Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 21, 1995 → Dec 26, 2003
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6038108A | Magnetic tape head assembly having segmented heads | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US6236525A | Tape head with pattern timing for servo writing application | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US6683749B2 | Magnetic transducer having inverted write element with zero delta in pole tip width | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US5963400A | Thin film tape head including split top pole | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5963401A | Magnetic tape head assembly including modules having a plurality of magneto-resistive head elements | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US7130140B1 | Polarity encoded pattern for timing based servo | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US5784772A | Method of simultaneously forming MR sensors in a dual element MR head | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6522490B1 | Servo writer having slanted timing pattern read and write heads | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5855056A | Method for fabricating magnetic heads having varying gap lengths on a common wafer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6445537B1 | Protective film for minimization of shield and pole tip recession in thin film shielded read heads and write heads | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5956215A | High density thin film coupled element read head with support element to prevent damage to magnetoresistive element | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7139141B1 | System and method for read/write optimization | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6788497B1 | Protective film for minimization of shield and pole tip recession in thin film shielded read heads and write heads | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US5811018A | Magnetic barrier for gap control in interleaved tape head design | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6166870A | Method for writing a servo pattern using a writer having a split top pole | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6002554A | Multitrack coupled element read head with support structure to eliminate shorting and method for manufacturing same | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6191919A | Magnetic transducer with debris guiding channels having non-vertical sloping walls formed in a tape bearing surface | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US7212118B1 | Pluggable cartridge memory chip and memory access | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US6819528B1 | Asymmetric servo reader placement in bi-directional tape head | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6563669B1 | Inverted write head with high-precision track width definition | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6764006B1 | Apparatus and/or method to reduce bias current for MR reader during read only operation | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US6934105B1 | Tape reposition minimization using multiple reads | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US6903892B1 | Minimization of tape repositions using multiple read elements per track | Physics | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.