Inventor · Shelbyville, TN, US

James A. Williams

48Patents
15h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 2, 1975 → May 17, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7152148B2 Storage access keys Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US6993630B1 Data pre-fetch system and method for a cache memory Physics 45 Expired
US5263976A Mouth bite device Human Necessities 34 Expired
US4135678A Toilet paper roll dispenser and holder Human Necessities 28 Expired
US7338064B1 Pivotal fold away trailer hitch mount Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US4714174A Spill proof container Human Necessities 26 Expired
US5988749A Couch with sliding seat Human Necessities 25 Expired
US5947559A Seating unit with movable seat Human Necessities 24 Expired
US7096322B1 Instruction processor write buffer emulation using embedded emulation control instructions Physics 24 Expired
US6973541B1 System and method for initializing memory within a data processing system Physics 22 Expired
US4220912A Vehicle speed control circuit tester Physics 21 Expired
US6715050B2 Storage access keys Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
USD343234S Oral bite device for releasing tension and emotional stress General 19 Expired
USD380477S Sanitary biodegradable telephone mouth/ear piece cover General 16 Expired
US4138815A Console unit particularly for use by a dental assistant Human Necessities 16 Expired
US8788764B2 Access controller for storage devices Physics 13 Active
USD264508S Dental light General 13 Expired
USD257082S Combined storage cabinet and paper roll dispenser General 13 Expired
US4503593A Stuffer box crimper Textiles; Paper 12 Expired
USD552799S1 Contoured back scratcher General 12 Expired
US6843531B2 Seating unit having a horizontally positionable seat section Human Necessities 11 Expired
US6976128B1 Cache flush system and method Physics 10 Expired
US4083423A Vehicle road speed signal source Physics 10 Expired
US7065614B1 System and method for maintaining memory coherency within a multi-processor data processing system Physics 10 Expired
US7711916B2 Storing information on storage devices having different performance capabilities with a storage system Physics 8 Expired

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