Inventor · Durmersheim, DE

Patrick Heck

19Patents
5h-index
12Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 2, 1996 → Aug 18, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5923662A Communication system message acknowledgement Electricity 28 Expired
US5729686A Method for initializing a network having a plurality of network subscribers capable of acting as masters Electricity 13 Expired
US5826037A Method for determining the position of a network subscriber in a network Electricity 11 Expired
US5935214A Method for transmitting source data and control data in a communication system with a ring structure Electricity 10 Expired
US6016321A Method for transmitting digital data in a continuous data stream between two subscribers of a network with a single line between each adjacent subscriber Electricity 8 Expired
US5907554A Method for transmitting digital data Electricity 5 Expired
US5936969A Method for compensating for propagation time delays in an annular communication network Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US5940398A Method for common transmission of digital source and control data between data sources and data sinks connected through data lines Electricity 5 Expired
US6112072A Method for entering and leaving a power-saving operation of a subscriber in an annular communication network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5844953A Method for common transmission of digital source and control data between data sources and data sinks connected through data lines Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7668182B2 Synchronous multi-cluster network architecture Electricity 4 Active
US6212198A Method of transmitting control data or source data in a format not dependent on a format used for the common transmission of control data and source data Electricity 2 Expired
US6137803A Communication system Electricity 1 Expired
US7327742B2 Communication system and method for sending isochronous streaming data within a frame segment using a signaling byte Electricity 0 Expired
US7801159B2 Communication system and method for sending isochronous streaming data within a frame segment using a signaling byte Electricity 0 Active
US8972609B2 Intelligent network interface controller Electricity 0 Active
US7809023B2 Communication system and method for sending isochronous streaming data within a frame segment using a signaling byte Electricity 0 Active
US7502588B2 Dissemination system for satellite broadcasting Electricity 0 Active
US8885478B2 System and method for transferring data packets through a communication system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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