Inventor · Houston, TX, US

David Brower

43Patents
13h-index
32Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 18, 1988 → Dec 29, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7516221B2 Hierarchical management of the dynamic allocation of resources in a multi-node system Electricity 75 Active
US5095835A Method and apparatus for pattern duplication through image acquisition utilizing machine vision programs with a sewing apparatus having X-Y axis movement Textiles; Paper 54 Expired
US7577690B2 Managing checkpoint queues in a multiple node system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US7065540B2 Managing checkpoint queues in a multiple node system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6633891B1 Managing replacement of data in a cache on a node based on caches of other nodes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4860675A Automatic quilting machine for specialized quilting of patterns which can be controlled by a remote joy stick and monitored on a video screen Physics 26 Expired
US7792977B1 Method for fencing shared resources from cluster nodes Physics 25 Active
US4953485A Automatic quilting machine for specialized quilting of patterns which can be created by utilizing computer graphics in conjunction with a reprogrammable computer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US4969410A Automatic roll to roll quilting machine for specialized quilting of patterns which can be controlled by a remote joystick and monitored on a video screen including pattern duplication through a reprogrammable computer and method Textiles; Paper 22 Expired
US5027726A Automatic roll to roll quilting machine for specialized quilting of patterns Textiles; Paper 22 Expired
US7200623B2 Methods to perform disk writes in a distributed shared disk system needing consistency across failures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US7296039B2 Managing checkpoint queues in a multiple node system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US9915579B1 Apparatus, system and sensor housing assembly utilizing fiber optic sensors for enabling monitoring operating conditions within a structural member Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US4876976A Automatic quilting machine and method for specialized quilting of patterns which can be controlled by a remote joystick and monitored on a video screen including pattern duplication through a reprogrammable computer Physics 13 Expired
US8127801B2 Advance instrumentation methods for pipes and conduits transporting cryogenic materials Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US8954557B2 Assigning server categories to server nodes in a heterogeneous cluster Physics 9 Active
US4953483A Automatic quilting machine and method for specialized quilting of patterns with separate computers to control the stitching and table movement functions Physics 7 Expired
US9719309B2 Instrumented strakes and fairings for subsea riser and pipeline monitoring Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7930278B2 Methods to perform disk writes in a distributed shared disk system needing consistency across failures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7107319B2 Method and apparatus for reducing latency and message traffic during data and lock transfer in a multi-node system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7475127B2 Real composite objects for providing high availability of resources on networked systems Physics 5 Expired
US7350098B2 Detecting events of interest for managing components on a high availability framework Physics 3 Expired
US11639862B1 Apparatus, system and method enabling multiplexed arrangement of optical fiber for sensing of operating conditions within a structural member Human Necessities 2 Active
US11422047B1 Systems, devices and methods for monitoring support platform structural conditions Fixed Constructions 2 Active
US9460144B2 Lock acceleration Physics 2 Active

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