Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Eric A. Knopf

35Patents
7h-index
88Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 9, 1999 → Jul 24, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6223393A Redundant hinge element for a notebook computer Fixed Constructions 142 Expired
US6341061B1 Standup notebook computer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US7170468B2 Collaborative tablet computer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US7594630B2 Mounting fixture for a peripheral device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
USD768566S1 Battery General 16 Active
US8411434B2 Small form factor desk top computer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US6565167B1 Removable computer core with retractable handle mechanism Physics 8 Expired
US9970328B2 Method for barring a rotor of a turbomachine and barring apparatus for conducting such method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8295040B2 Cooling arrangement for small form factor desktop computer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10083806B2 Keyboard for electronic device Electricity 5 Active
US10083805B2 Keyboard for electronic device Electricity 5 Active
US7453223B2 Method for active compensation of oscillations in a machine which processes printing material, and a machine which processes printing material Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US9408328B2 Solid-state drive with passive heat transfer Electricity 4 Active
US10375853B2 Electronic device with cooling fan Electricity 3 Active
US9474156B2 Interposer connectors with alignment features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
USD901484S1 Electronic device General 2 Active
US8897001B2 Devices and methods for attaching components to computer housings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8451598B2 Small form factor desk top computer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6871593B2 Method for controlling a printing press Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US8493727B2 Removable hard drive in a small form factor desk top computer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8118269B2 Flat panel display including a hinge assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9019699B2 Mass storage device with elastomeric material and related portable computing device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9904333B2 SSD (solid state drive) related features of a portable computer Physics 1 Active
US9705115B2 Battery structure and integration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11071228B2 Computing workstation with accessible in a rack environment Electricity 1 Active

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