David Ferguson
9Patents
6h-index
14Co-inventors
52Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 11, 2004 → Sep 10, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7635280B1 | Type A USB receptacle with plug detection | Electricity | 78 | Active |
| US7880475B2 | Type A USB receptacle with plug detection | Electricity | 62 | Active |
| US8463881B1 | Bridging mechanism for peer-to-peer communication | Physics | 26 | Active |
| US8976799B1 | Converged computer I/O system and bridging mechanism for peer-to-peer communication | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8266456B2 | Supplying remaining available current to port in excess of bus standard limit | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US7634587B2 | I/O descriptor cache for bus mastering I/O controllers | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US8013616B2 | Type A USB receptacle with plug detection | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US8719601B2 | Dynamic remaining maximum power allocation to secondary port while staying within optimal efficiency range of power supply | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8473647B2 | Methods and apparatus for decreasing power consumption and bus activity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.