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Fred Charles Thomas, Iii
Also filed as: THOMAS FRED · THOMAS FRED C · THOMAS FRED C III · THOMAS FRED CHARLES
80 granted patents·25 pending applications·1,438 citations·filing 1992–2022
99Inventor score
Files withHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO39IOMEGA CORP36THOMAS FRED C4THOMAS FRED CHARLES4THOMAS III FRED CHARLES4
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105 records- 0197US5809520AInterchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functionsIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 15, 1998·179 cites·9 claims
- 0295US9626124B2Direct-attached/network-attached storage deviceLIPINSKI GREG J·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 18, 2017·218 cites·19 claims
- 0394US5638228ARetroreflective marker for data storage cartridgeIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 10, 1997·90 cites·16 claims
- 0492US8085948B2Noise reduction in a systemTHOMAS FRED C·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·36 cites·21 claims
- 0591USD577719SComputer having a doorHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 30, 2008·55 cites·1 claims
- 0691US5831795AHead loading mechanism for a disk driveIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 3, 1998·66 cites·42 claims
- 0791US5279775AAcousto-optical intensity control of laser beam during etching of optical servo information of magnetic mediaIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 18, 1994·67 cites·10 claims
- 0890US5283773ASteering laser beam while etching optical servo tracks for magnetic disksIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 1, 1994·59 cites·12 claims
- 0989US7639492B2Drive carrier for computer systemsHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 29, 2009·29 cites·21 claims
- 1087US6292319B1Thin retroreflective marker for identifying an objectIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 18, 2001·41 cites·30 claims
- 1187US5986838AThin retroreflective marker for data storage cartridgeIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·42 cites·36 claims
- 1286US8113434B2Passive electro-optical identification tagsTHOMAS III FRED CHARLES·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 14, 2012·16 cites·28 claims
- 1386US6947254B2Interchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functionsIOMEGA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 20, 2005·15 cites·10 claims
- 1484USD615968SElectronic enclosureHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2009·Granted May 18, 2010·32 cites·1 claims
- 1583US6587304B2Interchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functionsIOMEGA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·12 cites·11 claims
- 1682US6266211B1Latent illuminance discrimination marker for data storage cartridgesIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 24, 2001·38 cites·38 claims
- 1781US5322987APneumatic hub locking device for etching optical servo tracks on magnetic disksIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 21, 1994·41 cites·13 claims
- 1879US6324026B1Readable indelible mark on storage mediaIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 27, 2001·31 cites·18 claims
- 1978US6264107B1Latent illuminance discrimination marker system for authenticating articlesIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 24, 2001·32 cites·31 claims
- 2076US7797396B2Network attached storage (NAS) server having a plurality of automated media portalsHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·4 cites·20 claims
- 2176US6445667B1Optical servo writingIOMEGA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·14 cites·38 claims
- 2275US10936089B2Determining locations of electro-optical pensHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 2, 2021·2 cites·15 claims
- 2375US8888524B2Modular power adapter assemblyHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 18, 2014·8 cites·15 claims
- 2475US8555372B2Automatic firewall configurationWALKER PHILIP M·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 8, 2013·9 cites·18 claims
- 2575US7865710B2Software recovery without the use of a keyboard, mouse, trackball or computer monitorHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·7 cites·20 claims
- 2675US7697391B2Massively multi-level optical data storage using subwavelength sized nano-grating structuresEMC CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 13, 2010·2 cites·10 claims
- 2773US10048779B2Virtual hand based on combined dataTHOMAS FRED·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 14, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 2873US6445523B2Readable indelible mark on storage mediaIOMEGA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 3, 2002·9 cites·16 claims
- 2972US5334849AApparatus for and method of verifying etching of optical servo information on magnetic mediaIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 2, 1994·21 cites·44 claims
- 3071US6360466B1Data storage cartridge with multiple labelsIOMEGA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 26, 2002·9 cites·24 claims
- 3171US6181662B1Latent irradiance discrimination method and marker system for cartridgeless data storage disksIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·23 cites·54 claims
- 3271US6091563ALatent illuminance discrimination marker system for data storage cartridgesIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 18, 2000·41 cites·22 claims
- 3370US9223166B2Positional input systems and methodsTHOMAS III FRED CHARLES·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 29, 2015·2 cites·13 claims
- 3470US7874490B2Active electro-optical identificationBRITTA TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 25, 2011·10 cites·58 claims
- 3570US6785091B2Interchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functionsIOMEGA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 31, 2004·5 cites·5 claims
- 3669US11392219B2Determining locations of electro-optical pensHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 19, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3769US5841605ACaddy for cartridge and disk drive accomodating a caddyIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·22 cites·23 claims
- 3868US6359745B1Latent illuminance discrimination marker system for data storage cartridgesIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 19, 2002·19 cites·63 claims
- 3967US10620716B2Visibly opaque and near infrared transparent display border with underlying encoded patternHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 14, 2020·1 cites·15 claims
- 4065US8578091B2Providing data redundancy using an internal mass storage device and an external mass storage deviceTHOMAS FRED CHARLES·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 5, 2013·3 cites·15 claims
- 4164US10459574B2Display including hot mirrorHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 29, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 4264US9225541B2Media shadow files and systemTHOMAS FRED CHARLES·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 29, 2015·4 cites·15 claims
- 4363US6259575B1Readable indelible mark on storage mediaIOMEGA CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 10, 2001·16 cites·8 claims
- 4462US10429950B2Diffusive emissive displayHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 1, 2019·1 cites·14 claims
- 4562US10191593B2Positional input systems and methodsHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 29, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 4662US10088917B2Detector for a displayHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 2, 2018·1 cites·12 claims
- 4762US8005993B2System and method of a storage expansion unit for a network attached storage deviceHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·2 cites·16 claims
- 4861US8527692B2Data storage apparatus with a HDD and a removable solid state deviceTHOMAS III FRED CHARLES·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 3, 2013·1 cites·15 claims
- 4961US8386689B2Interface adapter systems and methodsHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 26, 2013·2 cites·19 claims
- 5060US8964018B2Video display systemsTHOMAS FRED CHARLES·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 24, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
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