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Tom Richardson
Also filed as: RICHARDSON TOM · RICHARDSON TOM A
73 granted patents·6 pending applications·2,606 citations·filing 1977–2018
99Inventor score
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79 records- 0199US6961888B2Methods and apparatus for encoding LDPC codesFLARION TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 1, 2005·169 cites·26 claims
- 0299US6938196B2Node processors for use in parity check decodersFLARION TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 30, 2005·156 cites·45 claims
- 0399US6633856B2Methods and apparatus for decoding LDPC codesFLARION TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 14, 2003·564 cites·49 claims
- 0498US7706456B2Methods and apparatus for combining and/or transmitting multiple symbol streamsQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·126 cites·39 claims
- 0598US7552097B2Methods and apparatus for decoding LDPC codesQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 23, 2009·53 cites·27 claims
- 0698US7237181B2Methods and apparatus for reducing error floors in message passing decodersQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 26, 2007·115 cites·40 claims
- 0798US7133853B2Methods and apparatus for decoding LDPC codesQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 7, 2006·117 cites·28 claims
- 0898US6957375B2Method and apparatus for performing low-density parity-check (LDPC) code operations using a multi-level permutationFLARION TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 18, 2005·116 cites·24 claims
- 0997US7755541B2System and method for tracking vehicles and containersWHERENET CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 13, 2010·94 cites·25 claims
- 1097US7627801B2Methods and apparatus for encoding LDPC codesQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 1, 2009·49 cites·20 claims
- 1197US7237171B2Method and apparatus for performing low-density parity-check (LDPC) code operations using a multi-level permutationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 26, 2007·44 cites·20 claims
- 1295US8553644B2Wireless communication methods and apparatus supporting different types of wireless communication approachesLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 8, 2013·17 cites·24 claims
- 1395US8542658B2Support for wide area networks and local area peer-to-peer networksLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 24, 2013·17 cites·50 claims
- 1495US8020078B2Methods and apparatus for reducing error floors in message passing decodersQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 13, 2011·33 cites·20 claims
- 1595US7127659B2Memory efficient LDPC decoding methods and apparatusQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 24, 2006·67 cites·36 claims
- 1694US8787323B2Wireless communication methods and apparatus supporting synchronizationLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 22, 2014·14 cites·62 claims
- 1794US8750868B2Communication methods and apparatus related to wireless terminal monitoring for and use of beacon signalsLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 10, 2014·15 cites·65 claims
- 1894US6702462B2Flexible dispensing packageCLIFF BARR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·87 cites·5 claims
- 1993US7894324B2Methods and apparatus for signaling data rate option informationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 22, 2011·28 cites·34 claims
- 2091US7395490B2LDPC decoding methods and apparatusQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 1, 2008·38 cites·21 claims
- 2191US6804191B2Phase sequences for timing and access signalsFLARION TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 12, 2004·74 cites·21 claims
- 2290US7346832B2LDPC encoding methods and apparatusQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 18, 2008·38 cites·23 claims
- 2389US7405686B2Methods and apparatus for implementing and/or using amplifiers and/or for performing various amplification related operationsQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 29, 2008·18 cites·47 claims
- 2488US9137072B2Methods and apparatus for communicating control informationRICHARDSON TOM·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 15, 2015·17 cites·54 claims
- 2588US7386306B2Multi-carrier communications methods and apparatusQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 10, 2008·50 cites·32 claims
- 2687US8306541B2Data rate methods and apparatusLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2012·14 cites·46 claims
- 2787US7475103B2Efficient check node message transform approximation for LDPC decoderQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 6, 2009·16 cites·37 claims
- 2886US8750262B2Communications methods and apparatus related to beacon signals some of which may communicate priority informationLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 10, 2014·5 cites·56 claims
- 2986US8593932B2Efficient signal transmission methods and apparatus using a shared transmission resourceLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 26, 2013·14 cites·63 claims
- 3086US7813322B2Efficient automatic repeat request methods and apparatusQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 12, 2010·33 cites·34 claims
- 3186US7376885B2Memory efficient LDPC decoding methods and apparatusQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 20, 2008·14 cites·30 claims
- 3286US6853741B1Automatic region of interest locator for AP spinal images and for hip images in bone densitometryHOLOGIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 8, 2005·39 cites·2 claims
- 3385US7974253B2Methods and apparatus for implementing and using a rate indicatorQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 5, 2011·13 cites·60 claims
- 3484US8902860B2Wireless communication methods and apparatus using beacon signalsLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 2, 2014·4 cites·68 claims
- 3584US7929619B2Methods and apparatus for using tones in a wireless communication systemQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 19, 2011·11 cites·57 claims
- 3684US7720485B2Methods and apparatus related to assignment in a wireless communications systemQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 18, 2010·11 cites·82 claims
- 3783US9880283B2System, apparatus and method for locating and/or tracking assetsRICHARDSON TOM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 30, 2018·20 cites·22 claims
- 3883US8879519B2Wireless communication methods and apparatus supporting peer to peer communicationsLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 4, 2014·4 cites·26 claims
- 3983US8755362B2Wireless communication methods and apparatus supporting paging and peer to peer communicationsLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 17, 2014·4 cites·41 claims
- 4083US7885293B2Methods and apparatus for implementing and using a maximum rate option indicatorQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 8, 2011·11 cites·29 claims
- 4182US7673223B2Node processors for use in parity check decodersQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 2, 2010·19 cites·11 claims
- 4281US8068841B2Multi-carrier communications methods and apparatusLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 29, 2011·24 cites·76 claims
- 4381US7231577B2Soft information scaling for iterative decodingQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·30 cites·23 claims
- 4481US4126729AGlass fibers sized with vinyl acetate copolymersOWENS CORNING FIBERGLASS CORP·Filed 1977·Granted Nov 21, 1978·32 cites·11 claims
- 4580US8902866B2Communication methods and apparatus which may be used in the absence or presence of beacon signalsLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 2, 2014·3 cites·43 claims
- 4680US8885572B2Wireless communication methods and apparatus using beacon signalsLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 11, 2014·3 cites·28 claims
- 4778US7936831B2Methods and apparatus for implementing and using an in-band rate indicatorQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 3, 2011·7 cites·58 claims
- 4877US9893917B2Methods and apparatus for communicating control informationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 13, 2018·2 cites·36 claims
- 4977US8902865B2Wireless communication methods and apparatus supporting multiple modesLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 2, 2014·2 cites·39 claims
- 5076US8879520B2Wireless communication methods and apparatus supporting wireless terminal mode control signalingLAROIA RAJIV·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 4, 2014·2 cites·38 claims
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