Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Lee Atkinson

88Patents
20h-index
34Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 13, 1993 → Dec 6, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5884049A Increased processor performance comparable to a desktop computer from a docked portable computer Physics 221 Expired
US6134167A Reducing power consumption in computer memory Physics 148 Expired
US5991883A Power conservation method for a portable computer with LCD display Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US6029119A Thermal management of computers Physics 92 Expired
US6760850B1 Method and apparatus executing power on self test code to enable a wakeup device for a computer system responsive to detecting an AC power source Physics 71 Expired
US5625826A Apparatus for reducing computer system power consumption Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US6647472B2 Fast suspend to disk Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US6691236B1 System for altering operation of a graphics subsystem during run-time to conserve power upon detecting a low power condition or lower battery charge exists Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6029249A Apparatus for reducing computer system power consumption Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6233691A Apparatus for reducing computer system power consumption Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US5838983A Portable computer with low power audio CD-player Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US6336080B1 Thermal management of computers Physics 44 Expired
US6498460B1 Prioritization-based power management protocol in a computer system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US6546472B2 Fast suspend to disk Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US6088809A Portable computer with low-power audio cd-player Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6694451B2 Method for redundant suspend to RAM Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6385734B2 Portable computer with low power audio CD-player Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7581130B2 Power management system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6378077B1 Portable computer with low-power audio CD-player Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6802015B2 Method for accelerating the speed of a CPU using a system command having an operation not associated with changing the speed of the CPU Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6609211B2 Utilization-based power management of a clocked device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6438697B2 Demand-based processor clock frequency switching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7392099B2 System and method for power management when an operating voltage is between two thresholds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6454585B1 Low profile NIC jumper solution using ZIF connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US8681216B2 Depth-sensing camera system Electricity 15 Active

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