Linus Torvalds
20Patents
11h-index
16Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 13, 1999 → Feb 4, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6594821B1 | Translation consistency checking for modified target instructions by comparing to original copy | Physics | 80 | Expired |
| US7111096B1 | Fast look-up of indirect branch destination in a dynamic translation system | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US7694151B1 | Architecture, system, and method for operating on encrypted and/or hidden information | Physics | 37 | Active |
| US7644210B1 | Method and system for storing and retrieving a translation of target program instruction from a host processor using fast look-up of indirect branch destination in a dynamic translation system | Physics | 37 | Active |
| US6880152B1 | Method of determining a mode of code generation | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US6615300B1 | Fast look-up of indirect branch destination in a dynamic translation system | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US7096460B1 | Switching to original modifiable instruction copy comparison check to validate prior translation when translated sub-area protection exception slows down operation | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US8335930B2 | Architecture, system, and method for operating on encrypted and/or hidden information | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US6714904B1 | System for using rate of exception event generation during execution of translated instructions to control optimization of the translated instructions | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US7404181B1 | Switching to original code comparison of modifiable code for translated code validity when frequency of detecting memory overwrites exceeds threshold | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US6990658B1 | Method for translating instructions in a speculative microprocessor featuring committing state | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7331041B1 | Method of changing modes of code generation | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7761857B1 | Method for switching between interpretation and dynamic translation in a processor system based upon code sequence execution counts | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7904891B2 | Checking for instruction invariance to execute previously obtained translation code by comparing instruction to a copy stored when write operation to the memory portion occur | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8438548B2 | Consistency checking of source instruction to execute previously translated instructions between copy made upon occurrence of write operation to memory and current version | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US6871342B1 | Method for translating instructions in a speculative microprocessor featuring committing state | General | 0 | Revoked |
| US9875103B2 | Translating instructions in a speculative processor | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US7694301B1 | Method and system for supporting input/output for a virtual machine | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US7694113B1 | Method for translating instructions in a speculative microprocessor | Physics | 0 | Expired |
| US8418153B2 | Method for integration of interpretation and translation in a microprocessor | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.