Thomas E. Tkacik
43Patents
11h-index
45Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 3, 1994 → Jan 25, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.