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Ralph C. Merkle
Also filed as: MERKLE RALPH · MERKLE RALPH C
38 granted patents·6 pending applications·6,039 citations·filing 1977–2023
98Inventor score
Files withCBN NANO TECH INC18XEROX CORP10FREITAS JR ROBERT A6MERKLE RALPH C3CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC2
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44 records- 0199US4309569AMethod of providing digital signaturesUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1979·Granted Jan 5, 1982·776 cites·4 claims
- 0298US5634012ASystem for controlling the distribution and use of digital works having a fee reporting mechanismXEROX CORP·Filed 1994·Granted May 27, 1997·1.6k cites·16 claims
- 0398US4218582APublic key cryptographic apparatus and methodSTANFORD LELAND JUNIOR UNIV TR·Filed 1977·Granted Aug 19, 1980·768 cites·17 claims
- 0498US4200770ACryptographic apparatus and methodSTANFORD LELAND JUNIOR UNIV TR·Filed 1977·Granted Apr 29, 1980·1.4k cites·8 claims
- 0597US8276211B1Positional diamondoid mechanosynthesisFREITAS JR ROBERT A·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 25, 2012·25 cites·24 claims
- 0697US5003597AMethod and apparatus for data encryptionXEROX CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 26, 1991·235 cites·27 claims
- 0796US10308514B2Systems and methods for the manufacture of atomically-precise productsCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 0896US10138172B2Methods, systems and workpieces using mechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·13 cites·18 claims
- 0996US9676677B2Build sequences for mechanosynthesisFREITAS JR ROBERT A·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 13, 2017·16 cites·10 claims
- 1095US10197597B2Build sequences for mechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 1195US10067160B2Sequential tip systems and methods for positionally controlled chemistryMERKLE RALPH C·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 4, 2018·12 cites·14 claims
- 1295US5157726ADocument copy authenticationXEROX CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 20, 1992·235 cites·18 claims
- 1395US4881264ADigital signature system and method based on a conventional encryption functionMERKLE RALPH C·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 14, 1989·197 cites·9 claims
- 1494US10822230B2Systems and methods for the manufacture of atomically-precise productsCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 3, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 1594US10309985B2Build sequences for mechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 4, 2019·13 cites·16 claims
- 1694US10072031B1Systems and methods for mechanosynthesisMERKLE RALPH C·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·10 cites·6 claims
- 1794US6397261B1Secure token-based document serverXEROX CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 28, 2002·245 cites·20 claims
- 1893US10481866B2Mechanical computing systemsCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 19, 2019·12 cites·21 claims
- 1993US9244097B1Mechanosynthetic tools for a atomic-scale fabricationFREITAS JR ROBERT A·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 26, 2016·16 cites·4 claims
- 2092US10822229B2Systems and methods for mechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 3, 2020·8 cites·21 claims
- 2192US10664233B2Mechanical computing systemsCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 26, 2020·8 cites·14 claims
- 2292US7225160B2Digital works having usage rights and method for creating the sameCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 29, 2007·32 cites·38 claims
- 2391US6601102B2Secure token-based document serverXEROX CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 29, 2003·83 cites·16 claims
- 2489US11148944B2Systems and methods for mechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 19, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2589US10949166B2Mechanical computing systemsCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·6 cites·19 claims
- 2689US8171568B2Positional diamondoid mechanosynthesisFREITAS ROBERT A·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·35 cites·35 claims
- 2786US7400732B2Systems and methods for non-interactive session key distribution with revocationXEROX CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 15, 2008·66 cites·20 claims
- 2885US11180514B2Systems and methods for mechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 23, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2985US7269576B2Content rendering apparatusCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 11, 2007·13 cites·36 claims
- 3077US10942704B2Mechanical computing systemsCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 9, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
- 3172US11592463B2Systems and methods for mechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 28, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3272US11155461B2Atomically-precise products and methods and systems for manufacturing the sameCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 26, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 3372US6330549B1Protected sharewareXEROX CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 11, 2001·63 cites·14 claims
- 3468US6993655B1Record and related method for storing encoded information using overt code characteristics to identify covert code characteristicsXEROX CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 31, 2006·38 cites·30 claims
- 3566US6510359B1Method and system for self-replicating manufacturing stationsZYVEX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 21, 2003·11 cites·109 claims
- 3663US2019250187A1Build Sequences for MechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3761US2021149630A1Mechanical Computing SystemsCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3860US6839839B1Public key distribution using an approximate linear functionXEROX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 4, 2005·6 cites·22 claims
- 3958US2025116315A1Compact Stepped Linear DriveCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4057US2013178627A1Methods, Systems and Workpieces Using MechanosynthesisFREITAS JR ROBERT A·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4153US11708384B2Systems and methods for mechanosynthesisCBN NANO TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 25, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4250US5357548AReversible charge transfer and logic utilizing themXEROX CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 18, 1994·9 cites·2 claims
- 4345US2013184461A1Mechanosynthesis TrajectoriesFREITAS JR ROBERT A·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4445US2013178626A1Bootstrapping and Synthesis of Mechanosynthesis TipsFREITAS JR ROBERT A·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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