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William A. Thompson
Also filed as: THOMPSON WILLIAM A · THOMPSON WILLIAM ALAN
16 granted patents·2 pending applications·229 citations·filing 1974–2022
93Inventor score
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18 records- 0190US10417167B2Implementing sideband control structure for PCIE cable cards and IO expansion enclosuresIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 17, 2019·5 cites·9 claims
- 0290US8799702B2Cable redundancy and failover for multi-lane PCI express IO interconnectionsIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 5, 2014·12 cites·6 claims
- 0387US6529978B1Computer input/output (I/O) interface with dynamic I/O adaptor processor bindingsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 4, 2003·49 cites·20 claims
- 0485US8677176B2Cable redundancy and failover for multi-lane PCI express IO interconnectionsBUCKLAND PATRICK A·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·9 cites·14 claims
- 0585US8645746B2Cable redundancy and failover for multi-lane PCI express IO interconnectionsBUCKLAND PATRICK A·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 4, 2014·9 cites·16 claims
- 0684US8645747B2Cable redundancy and failover for multi-lane PCI express IO interconnectionsIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 4, 2014·6 cites·7 claims
- 0782US9697156B2Detecting and configuring of external IO enclosureIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·3 cites·11 claims
- 0879US9697155B2Detecting and configuring of external IO enclosureIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 4, 2017·4 cites·9 claims
- 0975US6243774B1Apparatus program product and method of managing computer resources supporting concurrent maintenance operationsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·75 cites·24 claims
- 1069US9870336B2Implementing sideband control structure for PCIE cable cards and IO expansion enclosuresIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·1 cites·10 claims
- 1167US9870335B2Implementing sideband control structure for PCIE cable cards and IO expansion enclosuresIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 16, 2018·1 cites·9 claims
- 1264US6820157B1Apparatus, program product and method of replacing failed hardware device through concurrent maintenance operationIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 16, 2004·45 cites·30 claims
- 1360US10417166B2Implementing sideband control structure for PCIE cable cards and IO expansion enclosuresIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 17, 2019·0 cites·9 claims
- 1456US11459481B2Thermal spray for durable and large-area hydrophobic and superhydrophobic/icephobic coatingsBOEING CO·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 1553US2015111058A1Method of coating a composite material and a coated edge of a composite structureBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1653US2024095754A1Methods and Systems for Matching Material NamesBOEING CO·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1752US6986017B2Buffer pre-registrationIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 10, 2006·2 cites·15 claims
- 1847US3972035ADetection of magnetic domains by tunnel junctionsIBM·Filed 1974·Granted Jul 27, 1976·8 cites·8 claims
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