Inventor · Campbell, CA, US

Keith Cox

91Patents
16h-index
98Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 19, 1996 → May 31, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7451332B2 Methods and apparatuses for controlling the temperature of a data processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Expired
US7562234B2 Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Active
US7788516B2 Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Active
US8315746B2 Thermal management techniques in an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Active
US7802120B2 Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Active
US7171570B2 Method and apparatus for selectively increasing the operating speed of an electronic circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US7529948B2 Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power estimation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US8924752B1 Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US8368329B1 Method and apparatus for improved cooling fans Electricity 31 Active
US11009938B1 Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US7240223B2 Method and apparatus for dynamic power management in a processor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US7504800B2 Management circuits and methods for managing a power supply Electricity 21 Active
US7949888B2 Forced idle of a data processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US8182139B2 Calibration of temperature sensing circuitry in an electronic device Physics 19 Active
US8374730B2 Methods and apparatuses for dynamic thermal control Physics 17 Active
US8662943B2 Thermal control arrangement for a data processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8237386B2 Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8306772B2 Method for estimating temperature at a critical point Physics 14 Active
US8768530B2 Thermal zone monitoring in an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7949889B2 Forced idle of a data processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7340622B2 Method and apparatus for selectively increasing the operating speed of an electronic circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8452463B2 Adjusting the thermal behavior of a computing system using indirect information about ambient temperature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8332679B2 Methods and apparatuses for managing power by leveraging intermediate power margins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US9494994B1 Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8448000B2 Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active

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