Inventor · Livermore, CA, US

Joachim Walter Ahner

49Patents
5h-index
53Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 29, 2004 → Jun 26, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7026676B2 Memory array having a layer with electrical conductivity anisotropy Physics 11 Expired
US9697857B1 Three dimensional data storage media Physics 8 Active
US7447140B2 Ferroelectric probe storage apparatus Physics 7 Active
US9217714B2 Reflective surfaces for surface features of an article Physics 6 Active
US9217715B2 Apparatuses and methods for magnetic features of articles Physics 6 Active
US8227701B2 Reconfigurable electric circuitry and method of making same Electricity 5 Active
US9212900B2 Surface features characterization Physics 5 Active
US9201019B2 Article edge inspection Physics 4 Active
US9297759B2 Classification of surface features using fluorescence Physics 4 Active
US9036142B2 Surface features mapping Physics 4 Active
US9274064B2 Surface feature manager Physics 3 Active
US9513215B2 Surface features by azimuthal angle Physics 2 Active
US9488594B2 Surface feature manager Physics 2 Active
US10024790B2 Imaging a transparent article Physics 2 Active
US10384306B1 Laser cutting array with multiple laser source arrangement Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9377394B2 Distinguishing foreign surface features from native surface features Physics 2 Active
US9297751B2 Chemical characterization of surface features Physics 2 Active
US9911446B1 Three dimensional data storage media Physics 2 Active
US9863876B2 Reflective surfaces for surface features of an article Physics 1 Active
US7916513B2 Non-destructive read back for ferroelectric data storage device Electricity 1 Active
US7821808B2 Multilayer ferroelectric data storage system with regenerative read Physics 1 Active
US10947148B2 Laser beam cutting/shaping a glass substrate Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10234400B2 Feature detection with light transmitting medium Physics 1 Active
US8395863B2 Laminated contact pad for a transducer head Physics 1 Active
US7638211B2 Mass storage apparatus using fluorine mediated self-assembly monolayers of nanoparticles recording medium Physics 1 Active

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