Inventor · Glendale, AZ, US

Thomas L. Phinney

14Patents
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19Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 13, 1977 → Aug 15, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4264953A Virtual cache Physics 52 Expired
US7936878B2 Secure wireless instrumentation network system Electricity 46 Active
US4187538A Read request selection system for redundant storage Physics 21 Expired
US7568802B2 Eye-safe near infra-red imaging illumination method and system Physics 20 Active
US8670749B2 Enhancing security in a wireless network Electricity 18 Active
US8705808B2 Combined face and iris recognition system Physics 18 Active
US4989203A Apparatus for providing multiple controller interfaces to a standard digital modem and including separate contention resolution Electricity 15 Expired
US5025500A Apparatus for providing multiple controller interfaces to a standard digital modem and including integral conflict resolution Electricity 14 Expired
US4993023A Apparatus for providing multiple controller interfaces to a standard digital modem and including multiplexed contention resolution Electricity 8 Expired
US7933507B2 Single lens splitter camera Physics 6 Active
US8670746B2 Enhancing security in a wireless network Electricity 4 Active
US8111879B2 Face and iris imaging system and method Physics 4 Active
US8037296B2 Apparatus and method for counter-based communications in wireless sensor networks and other networks Electricity 2 Active
US7291938B2 Power supply apparatus and method based on parasitic power extraction Physics 1 Expired

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