Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

James Ries

11Patents
6h-index
11Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 19, 1999 → Jul 25, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6609046B2 System for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage library Physics 13 Expired
US6918040B2 Method and system for providing field scalability across a storage product family Physics 12 Expired
US6532402B2 Method for selecting a robotic mechanism best suited to perform a job from multiple robotic mechanisms in a storage library Physics 12 Expired
US6219313A System and method for adaptive cartridge engagement in an automated cartridge library Physics 11 Expired
US7046586B1 Automated hardware sensing and library configuration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7546180B1 Position determination of multiple mechanisms sharing a common axis of motion in a robotic tape library Physics 7 Active
US9183875B2 Module self-discovery in a storage library Physics 5 Active
US6722564B2 Method, apparatus, and program for determining correct cartridge orientation in an automated tape library Physics 3 Expired
US8265784B1 Storage library having virtual cartridge access port Physics 0 Active
US9110639B2 Power supply control across independently powered modules in a storage library Physics 0 Active
US7293285B2 Method and system for providing field scalability across a storage product family Physics 0 Expired

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