Patrick K. Egan
43Patents
10h-index
43Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 12, 1993 → Jul 8, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5875308A | Peripheral component interconnect (PCI) architecture having hot-plugging capability for a data-processing system | Physics | 120 | Expired |
| US6181029A | Method of controlling battery back-up for multiple power supplies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 73 | Expired |
| US5996035A | Hot-plug voltage and power management control using detected connection status | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US5659208A | Power supply with multiple isolated regulators and isolation mode | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US6836100B2 | Method and phase redundant regulator apparatus for implementing redundancy at a phase level | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5841074A | Backplane power distribution system having impedance variations in the form of spaced voids | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US6642750B1 | Sequencing circuit for applying a highest voltage source to a chip | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US5911050A | System for connecting either of two supply voltage type PCI cards using a common connector socket | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US5491786A | Method and system for management of units within a data processing system | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US7500120B2 | Apparatus has service processor determining interconnection between uninterruptible power supplies and system resources using configuration file that is stored in memory | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US6821156B1 | Method and sliding connector and circuit card combination for implementing hot plugging protection for regulator, power supplies and system cards | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6727435B1 | Backplane power distribution system | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US7545119B1 | Sensor incorporated into energy storage device package | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US7275182B2 | Method and apparatus for correlating UPS capacity to system power requirements | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US10615691B1 | Reallocation of regulator phases within a phase-redundant voltage regulator apparatus | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US10566903B1 | Sharing redundant regulator phases within a phase-redundant voltage regulator apparatus | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US7131012B2 | Method and apparatus for correlating an out-of-range condition to a particular power connection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US10530257B1 | Adding a voltage level to a phase-redundant regulator level | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US10606295B1 | Sharing redundant regulator phases within a phase-redundant voltage regulator apparatus | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US7515951B2 | Assembly, system, and method for optimizing image quality | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8352757B2 | Oversubscribing branch circuits while lowering power distribution costs | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8392729B2 | Oversubscribing branch circuits while lowering power distribution costs | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8278888B2 | Multiple branch alternative element power regulation | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8040115B2 | Multiple branch alternative element power regulation | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US6729891B2 | Right angle board-to-board connector with balanced impedance | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.