Inventor · Lakewood, CO, US

Stephan E. Gavit

13Patents
6h-index
5Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: May 18, 1979 → Jun 21, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5777823A Tape transport apparatus incorporating porous air bearing Physics 16 Expired
US6814324B2 Releasably latchable leader block in tape threading apparatus for data storage systems and method therefor Physics 10 Expired
US6722608B1 Porous air bearings for tape transports and method of fabrication thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6909581B2 Tape head assembly with air bearing guide Physics 7 Expired
US6078478A Read/write recording device and head positioning mechanism therefor Physics 7 Expired
US6804080B1 Media carousel changer for data systems Physics 6 Expired
US6508431B1 Guide packing recording media along with cartridges and apparatus incorporating such guides Physics 5 Expired
US7344101B2 Data storage tape cartridge with air filter and methodology utilizing the same Physics 5 Expired
US6889927B2 Tape threading apparatus having take-up hub with gap filling block for data storage systems and method therefor Physics 4 Expired
US6906890B2 Data storage tape cartridge with air filter, tape transport apparatus and methodology utilizing the same Physics 4 Expired
US6876512B2 Tape cartridge docking apparatus for read/write recording assemblies and method therefor Physics 4 Expired
US4257328A Strip label printer Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US7099120B2 Method for supporting a tape head assembly on an air cushion Physics 3 Expired

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