Inventor · Rochester, MN, US

Don A. Gilliland

84Patents
8h-index
49Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 19, 1996 → May 18, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.