Don A. Gilliland
84Patents
8h-index
49Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 19, 1996 → May 18, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6137161A | Interposer array module for capacitive decoupling and filtering | Electricity | 70 | Expired |
| US6479764B1 | Via structure with dual current path | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US5763825A | Cable with internal ferrite | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US7492610B2 | Apparatus for improving server electromagnetic shielding | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US7135644B1 | Permeable conductive shield having a laminated structure | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US7327577B2 | Method and apparatus for grounding a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component using a grounding spring having multiple-jointed spring fingers | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US7466562B2 | Toolless method for alignment, retention, connection, termination and test on printed circuit boards | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US7450381B2 | Thermal management apparatus and method for printed circuit boards | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US6818822B1 | Conductive gasket including internal contact-enhancing strip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US6974489B2 | Method and apparatus for protecting electronic devices against particulate infiltration, excessive heat build-up, and for implementing EMC shielding | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US6089917A | Method and system for circuit board common mode noise suppression utilizing ferrous cores | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US7573709B2 | Grounding a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component using a grounding spring having multiple-jointed spring fingers | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US7263917B1 | Open-ended spin tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US7564690B2 | Method for grounding a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component using a grounding spring having multiple-jointed spring fingers | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US7544064B2 | Cyclindrical impedance matching connector standoff with optional common mode ferrite | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US7456365B2 | Electroactive polymer compressed gasket for electromagnetic shielding | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US8804374B2 | Electromagnetic interference shield | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US6411102B1 | Apparatus for testing various structural parameters of an electro-magnetic radiation barrier | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US8186174B2 | Temperature control system for an electronic device cabinet | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US6953897B2 | Device and method for clamping and grounding a cable | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US6888064B2 | Modular packaging arrangements and methods | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6906910B1 | Structures for implementing integrated conductor and capacitor in SMD packaging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US7442882B2 | 3D checkerboard perforation pattern for increased shielding effectiveness | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US7295048B2 | Method and apparatus for generating spread spectrum clock signals having harmonic emission suppressions | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US7562742B2 | Air exhaust/inlet sound attenuation mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.