Inventor · Cary, NC, US

David Wayne Hill

84Patents
18h-index
74Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 5, 1986 → Feb 9, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7033858B2 Method for making Group III nitride devices and devices produced thereby Electricity 269 Expired
US5526228A Computer system unit with acoustic dampening cooling fan shroud panel Physics 58 Expired
US6816365B2 Laptop display screen and keyboard mounting structure Physics 54 Expired
USD699895S1 Helmet General 50 Active
USD383139S External modem enclosure for a data processing system General 46 Expired
USD351147S Combined terminal controller and stand for a data processing system General 41 Expired
USD760718S1 Monitor General 28 Active
USD414483S Computer mouse General 28 Expired
US6229693A Articulated display for notebook computer Physics 28 Expired
USD360405S Portable data processing system General 25 Expired
US6788530B2 User friendly computer equipment, monitor unit, and monitor unit setting base Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
USD366648S Data processing system General 23 Expired
USD307423S Front panel for a link protocol converter General 23 Expired
USD360406S Portable data processing system General 21 Expired
USD365340S Electronic key for a data processing system General 20 Expired
USD442951S Integrated computer and display system General 19 Expired
USD315550S Data processor General 18 Expired
USD315554S Link protocol converter General 18 Expired
USD340031S Enclosure for a programmable input/output controller General 17 Expired
USD380211S Front panel for a rack mounted data storage unit for a data processing system General 17 Expired
US7169227B2 Method for making free-standing AIGaN wafer, wafer produced thereby, and associated methods and devices using the wafer Electricity 16 Expired
USD366651S Disk storage expansion unit for a data processing system General 16 Expired
USD380200S Data storage unit for a data processing system General 16 Expired
USD449601S Internet appliance having a flat panel display General 15 Expired
USD350945S Optical disk drive for a data processing system General 15 Expired

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