Thomas Killian
55Patents
11h-index
55Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 13, 1995 → Jun 17, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8762707B2 | Authorization, authentication and accounting protocols in multicast content distribution networks | Electricity | 210 | Active |
| US7659823B1 | Tracking variable conditions using radio frequency identification | Electricity | 207 | Active |
| US5940394A | Transferring messages in networks made up of subnetworks with different namespaces | Electricity | 116 | Expired |
| US8239531B1 | Method and apparatus for connection to virtual private networks for secure transactions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 69 | Active |
| US5724345A | System and method for a scalable and reliable transmission of electronic software distribution | Electricity | 60 | Expired |
| US5631907A | Reliable broadcast protocol structure for electronic software distribution | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US5886991A | System and method for quickly distributing program updates in a distributed architecture processing system | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US8159329B1 | Location determination and guidance using radio frequency identification | Physics | 25 | Active |
| US6473426B1 | Transferring messages in networks made up of subnetworks with different namespaces | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US7827278B2 | System for automated connection to virtual private networks related applications | Electricity | 18 | Active |
| US6598082B1 | Adaptive modem connection lifetimes | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US7999673B2 | Radiation detection with enhanced RFID tags | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US6487596B1 | Adaptive modem connection lifetimes | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US8106778B2 | Tracking variable conditions using radio frequency identification | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US7827292B2 | Flexible automated connection to virtual private networks | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US8751386B2 | Impulse donation/buy without risk method | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US7450595B1 | Method and system for managing multiple networks over a set of ports | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US8996867B2 | Method and device for end-user verification of an electronic transaction | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US8781927B2 | Passive RFID postage stamps and method of using the same | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7545745B1 | Method and apparatus for controlling the quality of service of voice and data services over variable bandwidth access networks | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US7902985B2 | Gateway radio frequency identification tag system | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US8660556B2 | Femtocell use for radio frequency network sweeps | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8359644B2 | Seamless data networking | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8489882B2 | Third-party watermarking | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8542098B2 | Location determination and guidance using radio frequency identification | Physics | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.