Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Robert M. Walker

169Patents
10h-index
38Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 28, 1988 → Jul 9, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8111534B2 Rank select using a global select pin Physics 63 Active
US7111143B2 Burst mode implementation in a memory device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US9342443B2 Systems and methods for memory system management based on thermal information of a memory system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US9477636B2 Memory having internal processors and data communication methods in memory Physics 21 Active
US8234460B2 Communication between internal and external processors Physics 20 Active
US5288964A Electrical apparatus for destroying a medical instrument Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7650481B2 Dynamic control of memory access speed Physics 15 Expired
US8719516B2 Memory having internal processors and methods of controlling memory access Physics 13 Active
US9535876B2 Conditional operation in an internal processor of a memory device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US7079440B2 Method and system for providing directed bank refresh for volatile memories Physics 10 Expired
US7230876B2 Register read for volatile memory Physics 10 Expired
US10042750B2 Apparatuses and methods for adaptive control of memory using an adaptive memory controller with a memory management hypervisor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7640392B2 Non-DRAM indicator and method of accessing data not stored in DRAM array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8122187B2 Refreshing dynamic volatile memory Physics 9 Expired
US7953921B2 Directed auto-refresh synchronization Physics 9 Expired
US7088633B2 Method and system for providing seamless self-refresh for directed bank refresh in volatile memories Physics 8 Expired
US4928425A Greenhouse with integral humidifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7184350B2 Method and system for providing independent bank refresh for volatile memories Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US9767012B2 Systems and methods for memory system management based on thermal information of a memory system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8892844B2 Methods of accessing memory cells, methods of distributing memory requests, systems, and memory controllers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8521958B2 Internal processor buffer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7251192B2 Register read for volatile memory Physics 6 Active
US10553278B1 Media manager cache eviction timer for reads and writes during resistivity drift Physics 6 Active
US7236416B2 Method and system for controlling refresh in volatile memories Physics 6 Expired
US8380916B2 Control of page access in memory Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active

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