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Louisville, CO, United States of America

Storage Technology Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 947

% Expired Patents = 0.95

CIPO Patents = 1

EPO Patents = 1

Trademarks = 3

Forward Citations = 27,551

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683 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Timothy Craig Ostwald (70 out of 95 patents)

Charles Allen Milligan (61 out of 64 patents)

Michael Lawrence Leonhardt (49 out of 54 patents)

4. Daniel James Plutt (38 out of 61 patents)

5. David T Hoge (27 out of 46 patents)

6. Christian Allen Todd (25 out of 27 patents)

7. Michael Vaughn Konshak (24 out of 27 patents)

8. Richard A Gill (23 out of 31 patents)

9. James C Cates (22 out of 23 patents)

10. Richard H Dee (22 out of 30 patents)

11. Keith Gary Boyer (22 out of 26 patents)

12. Steven Gregory Trabert (21 out of 30 patents)

13. Lester M Yeakley (21 out of 25 patents)

14. Michael Steven Milillo (19 out of 25 patents)

15. Thai Nguyen (19 out of 21 patents)

Core Competencies:

Data Migration

Virtual Tape Systems

Holographic Storage

Data Management

Storage Media Monitoring

Magnetic Recording

Queue Management

Error Correction Coding

Performance Enhancement

Data Encryption

Robotic Libraries

Snapshot Virtual Tapes

947 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12481610 - Acceleration device architecture for near I/O pipeline computing and AI acceleration system (2025-11-25),

2. 8001339 - Storage management policies in a virtual data storage system (2011-08-16),

3. 7894607 - System, method and media drive for selectively encrypting a data packet (2011-02-22),

4. 7873781 - Data storage management method for selectively controlling reutilization of space in a virtual tape system (2011-01-18),

5. 7848052 - Use of grating structures to control asymmetry in a magnetic sensor (2010-12-07),

6. 7707596 - Queue hand (2010-04-27),

7. 7693954 - System and method for direct to archive data storage (2010-04-06),

8. 7685377 - Piecewise logical data management (2010-03-23),

9. 7676817 - Media drive system having a plurality of queuing positions (2010-03-09),

10. 7656610 - Bi-directional magnetic recording head built on a common substrate (2010-02-02),

11. 7656608 - Media cartridge with multi-distance antennas and cartridge export prevention and tracking mechanisms (2010-02-02),

12. 7650677 - Tool apparatus and method for efficient attachment of hardware components (2010-01-26),

13. 7636171 - Storage media monitoring method for archive management (2009-12-22),

14. 7634453 - Distributed file data location (2009-12-15),

15. 7627617 - Clustered hierarchical file services (2009-12-01),

Storage Technology Corporation, commonly known as StorageTek, is a data storage technology company founded in 1969. It provides a wide range of data storage solutions and services to businesses. StorageTek's offerings include enterprise disk storage systems, tape drives, virtual tape libraries, archival and backup solutions, and storage management software. The company has a strong reputation in the industry for its reliable and efficient storage solutions.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 22 2026

947 Patents

#2 in Louisville, CO

#7 in Colorado

#547 in US

#1,076 in the World

Louisville, CO, United States of America

Storage Technology Corporation

Forward Citations = 27,551

683 inventors:

Timothy Craig Ostwald (70 out of 95 patents)

Charles Allen Milligan (61 out of 64 patents)

Michael Lawrence Leonhardt (49 out of 54 patents)

4. Daniel James Plutt (38 out of 61 patents)

5. David T Hoge (27 out of 46 patents)

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