William S. Passman
13Patents
12h-index
12Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 6, 1980 → Feb 27, 2003
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6711409B1 | Node belonging to multiple clusters in an ad hoc wireless network | Electricity | 103 | Expired |
| US6636256B1 | Video communication system | Physics | 82 | Expired |
| US6671819B1 | System and methods routing packets on alterate paths | Electricity | 58 | Expired |
| US4333149A | Microprocessor-based state of charge gauge for secondary batteries | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US6493759B1 | Cluster head resignation to improve routing in mobile communication systems | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US6973053B1 | Using direct cluster member to cluster member links to improve performance in mobile communication systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US7180884B2 | Method and apparatus for varying the rate at which broadcast beacons are transmitted | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US6662229B2 | Cluster head resignation to improve routing in mobile communication systems | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US6977937B1 | Radio network routing apparatus | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US6922395B1 | System and method for testing protocols for ad hoc networks | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US6427944B1 | Systems and methods for using airborne communication nodes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US6420977B1 | Video-monitoring safety systems and methods | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US6389194B1 | Method and apparatus for coupling fiber optic cables | Physics | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.