David Carroll Challener
134Patents
22h-index
113Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 14, 1989 → Jul 6, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6452593B1 | Method and system for rendering a virtual three-dimensional graphical display | Physics | 153 | Expired |
| US6081793A | Method and system for secure computer moderated voting | Electricity | 126 | Expired |
| US5953001A | Computer input stylus and texture control system | Physics | 118 | Expired |
| US6182212A | Method and system for automated migration of user settings to a replacement computer system | Physics | 107 | Expired |
| US6668323B1 | Method and system for password protection of a data processing system that permit a user-selected password to be recovered | Physics | 97 | Expired |
| US6601175B1 | Method and system for providing limited-life machine-specific passwords for data processing systems | Physics | 85 | Expired |
| US6311270A | Method and apparatus for securing communication utilizing a security processor | Electricity | 60 | Expired |
| US7213158B2 | Distributed autonomic backup | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 59 | Expired |
| US8201161B2 | System and method to update device driver or firmware using a hypervisor environment without system shutdown | Physics | 53 | Active |
| US6772264B1 | Enabling a docking station for ISA adapters | Physics | 52 | Expired |
| US6415296B1 | Method and system for more efficiently providing a copy in a raid data storage system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US6754826B1 | Data processing system and method including a network access connector for limiting access to the network | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US6470454B1 | Method and apparatus for establishing computer configuration protection passwords for protecting computer configurations | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US7281125B2 | Securing sensitive configuration data remotely | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US8151262B2 | System and method for reporting the trusted state of a virtual machine | Physics | 29 | Active |
| US7096496B1 | Method and system for improved computer security utilizing dynamically variable security profile | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US7644278B2 | Method for securely creating an endorsement certificate in an insecure environment | Physics | 28 | Active |
| US6748544B1 | Discrete, background determination of the adequacy of security features of a computer system | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US6546499B1 | Redundant array of inexpensive platters (RAIP) | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US7010596B2 | System and method for the allocation of grid computing to network workstations | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US6553497B1 | Electromagnetic field tamper alarm | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US5959616A | Computer input stylus and color control system | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US6598032B1 | Systems and method for hiding from a computer system entry of a personal identification number (pin) to a smart card | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6654886B1 | Data processing system and method for permitting only preregistered hardware to access a remote service | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6546491B1 | Securing mobile computer systems in a corporate environment | Physics | 20 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.