Inventor · Carlsbad, CA, US

Thomas Clark Bryan

46Patents
11h-index
41Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 20, 1990 → Mar 21, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6037842A Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor voltage controlled oscillator (CMOS VCO) Electricity 50 Expired
US5490075A Global positioning system synchronized active light autonomous docking system Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US9263107B1 Load isolation for pad signal monitoring Electricity 35 Active
US6091345A Synchronized target subsystem for automated docking systems Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US9337807B2 Output driver circuit with auto-equalization based on drive strength calibration Electricity 20 Active
US6552582B1 Source follower for low voltage differential signaling Electricity 18 Expired
US7006203B1 Video guidance sensor system with integrated rangefinding Physics 18 Expired
US6254035A Synchronized docking system Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6658329B1 Video guidance sensor system with laser rangefinder Physics 15 Expired
US6540426B2 Passive ball capture joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6169421A Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor buffer Electricity 12 Expired
US7197053B1 Serializer with programmable delay elements Electricity 11 Expired
US6664853B1 Wide-bandwidth differential signal amplifier Electricity 11 Expired
US6121804A High frequency CMOS clock recovery circuit Electricity 10 Expired
US7515257B1 Short-range/long-range integrated target (SLIT) for video guidance sensor rendezvous and docking Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US6630860B1 Programmable phase locked-loop filter architecture for a range selectable bandwidth Electricity 8 Expired
US5955924A Differential metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) push-pull buffer Electricity 7 Expired
US9767889B1 Programmable pad capacitance for supporting bidirectional signaling from unterminated endpoints Electricity 6 Active
US6720818B1 Method and apparatus for maximizing an amplitude of an output signal of a differential multiplexer Electricity 6 Expired
US6227495A Synchronized autonomous docking system Physics 6 Expired
US6778180B2 Video image tracking engine Physics 5 Expired
US6876263B1 Dual voltage-controlled oscillator structure with powder-down feature Electricity 5 Expired
US9977078B2 Systems and methods for wafer-level loopback test Physics 5 Active
US9245870B1 Systems and methods for providing data channels at a die-to-die interface Electricity 5 Active
US9614703B2 Circuits and methods providing high-speed data link with equalizer Electricity 5 Active

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