Inventor · Escondido, CA, US

Thomas Dawson

74Patents
16h-index
45Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 7, 1999 → Nov 29, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6536440B1 Method and system for generating sensory data onto the human neural cortex Physics 108 Expired
US6729337B2 Method and system for generating sensory data onto the human neural cortex Physics 106 Expired
US6889085B2 Method and system for forming an acoustic signal from neural timing difference data Human Necessities 100 Expired
US7703113B2 Copy protection arrangement Electricity 82 Active
US7348968B2 Wireless force feedback input device Physics 68 Expired
US7030856B2 Method and system for controlling a display device Human Necessities 63 Expired
US6567099B1 Method and system for dynamically allocating a frame buffer for efficient anti-aliasing Physics 61 Expired
USD590837S1 Display device showing network status icon General 60 Expired
US7199706B2 PLC intercom/monitor Electricity 55 Expired
US7797713B2 GUI with dynamic thumbnail grid navigation for internet TV Electricity 33 Active
US7996869B2 Automatically reconfigurable multimedia system with interchangeable personality adapters Electricity 30 Active
US8104066B2 User identification and prioritization using Bluetooth Electricity 25 Active
US7356691B2 Authentication of mobile wireless network component Electricity 23 Expired
US6584357B1 Method and system for forming an acoustic signal from neural timing difference data Human Necessities 23 Expired
US7260714B2 System and method for authenticating wireless component Electricity 22 Expired
US6791561B1 Method and apparatus for rendering video data Physics 20 Expired
US7382969B2 Method and system for preventing the unauthorized copying of video content Electricity 15 Expired
US7952467B2 System and method for informing user how to use universal remote control Physics 13 Active
US6750869B1 Method and design for improved fragment processing Physics 12 Expired
US9640143B1 Active video projection screen coordinating grayscale values of screen with color pixels projected onto screen Physics 10 Active
US7350522B2 Scanning method for applying ultrasonic acoustic data to the human neural cortex Human Necessities 9 Expired
US10620365B2 Overlay panel with light guides for a display device Physics 9 Active
US9792847B2 Active video projection screen Physics 9 Active
US7530084B2 Method and apparatus for synchronizing dynamic graphics Electricity 8 Expired
US7428747B2 Secure channel reservation Electricity 8 Active

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