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Brian D. Howard
Also filed as: HOWARD BRIAN · HOWARD BRIAN D
27 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,530 citations·filing 1989–2018
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29 records- 0199US6711691B1Power management for computer systemsAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 23, 2004·310 cites·18 claims
- 0296US7698579B2Multiplexed graphics architecture for graphics power managementAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 13, 2010·57 cites·19 claims
- 0396US7451332B2Methods and apparatuses for controlling the temperature of a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 11, 2008·165 cites·53 claims
- 0494US6820209B1Power managed graphics controllerAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 16, 2004·104 cites·18 claims
- 0593US5323291APortable computer and docking station having an electromechanical docking/undocking mechanism and a plurality of cooperatively interacting failsafe mechanismsAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 21, 1994·215 cites·28 claims
- 0692US8448000B2Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing systemCULBERT MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted May 21, 2013·14 cites·53 claims
- 0791US9317090B2Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 19, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 0891US8237386B2Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing systemCULBERT MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 7, 2012·22 cites·40 claims
- 0989US9043627B2Methods and apparatuses for controlling the temperature of a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·9 cites·40 claims
- 1088US6708278B2Apparatus and method for awakening bus circuitry from a low power stateAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 16, 2004·58 cites·15 claims
- 1188US6654898B1Stable clock generation internal to a functional integrated circuit chipAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 25, 2003·53 cites·27 claims
- 1288US5257350AComputer with self configuring video circuitryAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 26, 1993·82 cites·7 claims
- 1387US5933154AMulti-panel video display control addressing of interleaved frame buffers via CPU address conversionAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 3, 1999·84 cites·4 claims
- 1486US6460143B1Apparatus and method for awakening bus circuitry from a low power stateAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 1, 2002·131 cites·27 claims
- 1577US10775863B2Methods and apparatuses for controlling the temperature of a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 1674USRE38471EMethod and apparatus for display image rotationAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 23, 2004·15 cites·17 claims
- 1773US5151997AComputer with adaptable video circuitryAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 29, 1992·31 cites·19 claims
- 1868US7577930B2Method and apparatus for analyzing integrated circuit operationsAPPLE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 18, 2009·4 cites·22 claims
- 1966US5854641AMethod and apparatus for display image rotationAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 29, 1998·31 cites·8 claims
- 2065USRE36381EPortable computer and docking station having an electromechanical docking/undocking mechanism and a plurality of cooperatively interacting failsafe mechanismsAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 9, 1999·45 cites·30 claims
- 2161US8681159B2Method and apparatus for switching between graphics sourcesCULBERT MICHAEL F·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 25, 2014·2 cites·22 claims
- 2260US7634587B2I/O descriptor cache for bus mastering I/O controllersAPPLE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 15, 2009·8 cites·9 claims
- 2358US8151231B2Analyzing integrated circuit operationsBAILEY ROBERT L·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 3, 2012·2 cites·8 claims
- 2457US5651126AMethod and apparatus for reducing transitions on computer signal linesAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 22, 1997·33 cites·6 claims
- 2557US5625386AMethod and apparatus for interleaving display buffersAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 29, 1997·30 cites·18 claims
- 2657US2016209895A1Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2753US7337258B1Dynamically allocating devices to busesAPPLE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 26, 2008·3 cites·11 claims
- 2852US2009079746A1Switching between graphics sources to facilitate power management and/or securityAPPLE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2942US5929868AMethod and apparatus for computer display memory managementAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 27, 1999·14 cites·18 claims
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