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David A. Thompson
Also filed as: THOMPSON DAVID · THOMPSON DAVID A · THOMPSON DAVID ALLEN
67 granted patents·5 pending applications·4,842 citations·filing 1975–2018
99Inventor score
Files withIBM27CORNING GLASS WORKS11CORNING CABLE SYS LLC8IOMEGA CORP5Corning Optical Communications LLC2
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72 records- 0199US10114176B2Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assembliesCorning Optical Communications LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·87 cites·37 claims
- 0299US7918609B2Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assembliesCORNING CABLE SYS LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 5, 2011·132 cites·56 claims
- 0399US7785015B2Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assembliesCORNING CABLE SYS LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 31, 2010·117 cites·32 claims
- 0499US7111990B2Figure-eight preconnectorized fiber optic drop cables and assembliesCORNING CABLE SYS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 26, 2006·370 cites·50 claims
- 0599US7113679B2Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies having toning portionsCORNING CABLE SYS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 26, 2006·459 cites·57 claims
- 0699US7090407B2Preconnectorized fiber optic drop cables and assemblies for efficient deploymentCORNING CABLE SYS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·416 cites·48 claims
- 0799US7090406B2Preconnectorized fiber optic drop cables and assembliesCORNING CABLE SYS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·482 cites·59 claims
- 0898US7881576B2Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assembliesCORNING CABLE SYS LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·106 cites·53 claims
- 0998US7467896B2Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assembliesCORNING CABLE SYS LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 23, 2008·175 cites·37 claims
- 1098US4103315AAntiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic exchange bias filmsIBM·Filed 1977·Granted Jul 25, 1978·305 cites·53 claims
- 1196US9239441B2Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies having toning portionsMELTON STUART R·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 19, 2016·82 cites·34 claims
- 1296US5644444ARead/write protect scheme for a disk cartridge and driveIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 1, 1997·138 cites·19 claims
- 1396US4501602AProcess for making sintered glasses and ceramicsCORNING GLASS WORKS·Filed 1982·Granted Feb 26, 1985·98 cites·5 claims
- 1495US8109679B2Optical ferrule assemblies and methods of making the sameDANLEY JEFFREY D·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 7, 2012·45 cites·18 claims
- 1595US6684649B1Enthalpy pumpFiled 2000·Granted Feb 3, 2004·93 cites·37 claims
- 1695US5544138AAdaptive system for optimizing disk drive power consumptionIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 6, 1996·105 cites·9 claims
- 1795US4328530AMultiple layer, ceramic carrier for high switching speed VLSI chipsIBM·Filed 1980·Granted May 4, 1982·108 cites·11 claims
- 1895US4295173AThin film inductive transducerIBM·Filed 1979·Granted Oct 13, 1981·52 cites·6 claims
- 1994US5408373AIntegrated transducer-suspension assembly for vertical recordingIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 18, 1995·75 cites·8 claims
- 2092US4816947ASingle track vertical and horizontal recording read/write head designIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 28, 1989·50 cites·29 claims
- 2192US4648087ACapacitive sensing employing thin film inductorsIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 3, 1987·47 cites·11 claims
- 2291US4737877AStructure to provide optical and capacitive contrast on magnetic recording diskIBM·Filed 1986·Granted Apr 12, 1988·47 cites·4 claims
- 2391US4558144AVolatile metal complexesCORNING GLASS WORKS·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 10, 1985·29 cites·3 claims
- 2491US4319189AMagnetoacoustic position sensor employing pulse code sequence generators and detectorsIBM·Filed 1979·Granted Mar 9, 1982·50 cites·10 claims
- 2591US4298389AHigh transmission glasses for solar applicationsCORNING GLASS WORKS·Filed 1980·Granted Nov 3, 1981·84 cites·2 claims
- 2689US5949601ARead/write protect scheme for a disk cartridge and driveIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·50 cites·37 claims
- 2789US5521896AAdaptive system for optimizing disk drive power consumptionIBM·Filed 1995·Granted May 28, 1996·55 cites·6 claims
- 2889US5454158AMethod of making integral transducer-suspension assemblies for longitudinal recordingIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 3, 1995·49 cites·24 claims
- 2989US4097802AMagnetoresistive field sensor with a magnetic shield which prevents sensor response at fields below saturation of the shieldIBM·Filed 1975·Granted Jun 27, 1978·50 cites·16 claims
- 3088US6454465B1Method of making an optical fiber collimating deviceCORNING INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·46 cites·12 claims
- 3188US5452277AAdaptive system for optimizing disk drive power consumptionIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 19, 1995·118 cites·15 claims
- 3288US5073834ADisk file or tape drive with high servo sample rate embedding additional servo sectors within individual data sectorsIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 17, 1991·45 cites·17 claims
- 3388US4971137AAir-to-air heat exchanger with frost preventing meansAMERICAN ENERGY EXCHANGE INC·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 20, 1990·68 cites·9 claims
- 3487US6724554B1Read/write protect scheme for a disk cartridge and driveIOMEGA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 20, 2004·23 cites·24 claims
- 3586US8523459B2Optical ferrule assemblies and methods of making the sameDANLEY JEFFREY D·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 3, 2013·7 cites·8 claims
- 3685US6104561ARead/write protect scheme for a disk cartridge and driveIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 15, 2000·35 cites·24 claims
- 3785US4236230ABistable magnetostrictive deviceIBM·Filed 1977·Granted Nov 25, 1980·27 cites·18 claims
- 3883US5597047ARadiator mounting for integrated power moduleCUMMINS ENGINE CO LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 28, 1997·51 cites·10 claims
- 3978US4620253ALow mass actuator system for magnetic recording diskIBM·Filed 1983·Granted Oct 28, 1986·20 cites·3 claims
- 4078US3972595AFerrofluid display deviceIBM·Filed 1975·Granted Aug 3, 1976·33 cites·9 claims
- 4177US4237522AChip package with high capacitance, stacked vlsi/power sheets extending through slots in substrateIBM·Filed 1979·Granted Dec 2, 1980·33 cites·7 claims
- 4275US5467636AFlat plate sensor with a robust package designGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 21, 1995·46 cites·4 claims
- 4374US5560097AMethod of making a integrated transducer-suspension assembly for vertical recordingIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 1, 1996·27 cites·10 claims
- 4474US4645524AMethod for making sodium-containing glassCORNING GLASS WORKS·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 24, 1987·25 cites·7 claims
- 4573US4630941ATubular squeeze bearing apparatus with rotational restraintIBM·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 23, 1986·28 cites·39 claims
- 4673US4277286ALead-free glasses of high x-ray absorption for cathode ray tubesCORNING GLASS WORKS·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 7, 1981·30 cites·3 claims
- 4772US6611007B2Method for locally modifying the effective bandgap energy in indium gallium arsenide phosphide (InGaAsP) quantum well structuresFIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 26, 2003·20 cites·17 claims
- 4871US4511515AMethod for making a volatile cerium diketonate compoundCORNING GLASS WORKS·Filed 1983·Granted Apr 16, 1985·9 cites·3 claims
- 4971US4179638ACathode ray tube panelCORNING GLASS WORKS·Filed 1978·Granted Dec 18, 1979·12 cites·3 claims
- 5070US4669013AMultiple coils for reduction of stray magnetic fields in disk file actuatorsIBM·Filed 1985·Granted May 26, 1987·30 cites·19 claims
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