Inventor · Phoenix, AZ, US

Thomas E. Tkacik

43Patents
11h-index
45Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 3, 1994 → Jan 25, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8572410B1 Virtualized protected storage Physics 53 Active
US7103782B1 Secure memory and processing system having laser-scribed encryption key Electricity 31 Expired
US5907698A Method and apparatus for characterizing static and dynamic operation of an architectural system Physics 30 Expired
US8826391B2 Virtualized trusted descriptors Physics 30 Active
US6996547B1 Method for purchasing items over a non-secure communication channel Physics 26 Expired
US7185249B2 Method and apparatus for secure scan testing Physics 21 Expired
US5912819A Method for designing an architectural system Physics 15 Expired
US8175276B2 Encryption apparatus with diverse key retention schemes Electricity 14 Active
US7401234B2 Autonomous memory checker for runtime security assurance and method therefore Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7725788B2 Method and apparatus for secure scan testing Physics 12 Active
US5600567A Method of graphically displaying and manipulating clock-based scheduling of HDL statements Physics 11 Expired
US8332641B2 Authenticated debug access for field returns Electricity 10 Active
US9100189B2 Secure provisioning in an untrusted environment Electricity 9 Active
US8184812B2 Secure computing device with monotonic counter and method therefor Physics 9 Active
US9954681B2 Systems and methods for data encryption Electricity 9 Active
US9100174B2 Secure provisioning in an untrusted environment Electricity 7 Active
US8117642B2 Computing device with entry authentication into trusted execution environment and method therefor Physics 7 Active
US7248069B2 Method and apparatus for providing security for debug circuitry Physics 6 Expired
US9430658B2 Systems and methods for secure provisioning of production electronic circuits Physics 5 Active
US5774368A Controller structure template and method for designing a controller structure Physics 5 Expired
US5533179A Apparatus and method of modifying hardware description language statements Physics 4 Expired
US7512723B2 Queued interface devices, multi-core peripheral systems, and methods for sharing a peripheral in a multi-core system Physics 4 Active
US9094205B2 Secure provisioning in an untrusted environment Electricity 4 Active
US7975307B2 Securing proprietary functions from scan access Physics 4 Active
US9129536B2 Circuit for secure provisioning in an untrusted environment Electricity 3 Active

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