Inventor · Weddington, NC, US

Paul D. Brooks

61Patents
15h-index
20Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 6, 2001 → Mar 3, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7602820B2 Apparatus and methods for multi-stage multiplexing in a network Electricity 287 Active
US8997136B2 Apparatus and methods for packetized content delivery over a bandwidth-efficient network Electricity 183 Active
US7058712B1 System and methodology providing flexible and distributed processing in an industrial controller environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 146 Expired
US7770200B2 Methods and apparatus for format selection for network optimization Electricity 112 Active
US8713623B2 Technique for effectively providing program material in a cable television system Electricity 94 Active
US7836168B1 System and methodology providing flexible and distributed processing in an industrial controller environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Active
US8281352B2 Methods and apparatus for bandwidth recovery in a network Electricity 60 Active
US7889765B2 Apparatus and methods for utilizing variable rate program streams in a network Electricity 51 Active
US9270944B2 Methods and apparatus for content delivery notification and management Electricity 48 Active
US7802286B2 Methods and apparatus for format selection for network optimization Electricity 41 Active
US10455262B2 Apparatus and methods for monitoring and optimizing delivery of content in a network Electricity 23 Active
US8582584B2 Self-monitoring and optimizing network apparatus and methods Electricity 22 Active
US8839317B1 Methods and apparatus for providing multi-source bandwidth sharing management Electricity 21 Active
US9060208B2 Methods and apparatus for predictive delivery of content over a network Electricity 20 Active
US8625607B2 Generation, distribution and use of content metadata in a network Electricity 19 Active
US8166509B2 Methods and apparatus for format selection for network optimization Electricity 13 Active
US9491498B2 Methods and apparatus for format selection for network optimization Electricity 13 Active
US9568937B1 Tap switching power supply apparatus and methods for supporting multiple input voltages Electricity 9 Active
US7231655B2 Technique for reverse transport of data in a hybrid fiber coax cable system Electricity 8 Expired
US8265104B2 Apparatus and methods for multi-stage multiplexing in a network Electricity 7 Active
US7774818B2 Technique for effectively utilizing limited bandwidth of a communications network to deliver programming content Electricity 7 Active
US9519728B2 Apparatus and methods for monitoring and optimizing delivery of content in a network Electricity 7 Active
US8699530B2 Apparatus and methods for multi-stage multiplexing in a network Electricity 7 Active
US8559465B2 Apparatus and methods for utilizing variable rate program streams in a network Electricity 6 Active
US8863201B2 Gateway apparatus and methods for providing content and data delivery in a fiber-based content delivery network Electricity 6 Active

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