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Pulse technique
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within H03K · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest H03K patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Emily A. Schellin23 patents · 12,799 citations
- 296Atsushi Umezaki61 patents · 1,372 citations
- 392Graham Allan29 patents · 735 citations
- 488Tero Tapio Ranta40 patents · 691 citations
- 583Robert Mark Englekirk31 patents · 595 citations
- 679Timothy Ziemba66 patents · 2,283 citations
- 775John G. Carscadden45 patents · 1,778 citations
- 871James Prager54 patents · 1,897 citations
- 967Shawn Bawell18 patents · 293 citations
- 1063Robert W. Greene12 patents · 285 citations
- 1158Ilia Slobodov45 patents · 1,591 citations
- 1254Daniel L. Twaddell47 patents · 337 citations
- 1350Chris Dimberg45 patents · 289 citations
- 1446Xiaobao Wang60 patents · 1,736 citations
- 1542Itamar Sivan38 patents · 647 citations
- 1638Nissim Ofek38 patents · 647 citations
- 1733Yonatan Cohen38 patents · 647 citations
- 1829Daniel M. Kinzer68 patents · 986 citations
- 1925David Schultz38 patents · 1,393 citations
- 2021Matthew Philip Mcdonald50 patents · 305 citations
- 2117Michael J. Koss35 patents · 237 citations
- 2213Baoxing Chen13 patents · 486 citations
- 238Colin M. Ely11 patents · 312 citations
- 244Kenneth Duong10 patents · 395 citations
- 251Alexander Dribinsky14 patents · 339 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H03K output across the last 5 years
- 199Emily A. Schellin23 patents · 12,799 citations
- 296Mark L. Burgener47 patents · 2,326 citations
- 392Atsushi Umezaki61 patents · 1,372 citations
- 488James S. Cable20 patents · 1,037 citations
- 583Jonathan W. Greene49 patents · 1,773 citations
- 679Gregory Bakker51 patents · 1,369 citations
- 775Clint L. Kemerling29 patents · 886 citations
- 871George Imthurn25 patents · 877 citations
- 967Robert B. Welstand21 patents · 767 citations
- 1063Graham Allan29 patents · 735 citations
- 1158David Grant11 patents · 701 citations
- 1254Miles F. H. Steininger11 patents · 701 citations
- 1350Peter Love11 patents · 701 citations
- 1446Tero Tapio Ranta40 patents · 691 citations
- 1542Bradley A. Sharpe-Geisler71 patents · 2,985 citations
- 1638Leung Yu10 patents · 1,001 citations
- 1733Robert Mark Englekirk31 patents · 595 citations
- 1829David W. Mendel52 patents · 1,345 citations
- 1925Timothy Ziemba66 patents · 2,283 citations
- 2021John G. Carscadden45 patents · 1,778 citations
- 2117James Prager54 patents · 1,897 citations
- 2213Shawn Bawell18 patents · 293 citations
- 238Robert W. Greene12 patents · 285 citations
- 244William Stonecypher9 patents · 487 citations
- 251Ilia Slobodov45 patents · 1,591 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in H03K
- 199Emily A. Schellin23 patents · 12,799 citations
- 296Richard G. Cliff152 patents · 9,423 citations
- 392Bahram Ahanin28 patents · 3,274 citations
- 488Mark L. Burgener47 patents · 2,326 citations
- 583L. Todd Cope32 patents · 2,680 citations
- 679Frank Ray Keyser, Iii17 patents · 2,338 citations
- 775Scott Whitney Gould21 patents · 2,388 citations
- 871Stephen M. Trimberger104 patents · 8,487 citations
- 967Terrance John Zittritsch13 patents · 1,278 citations
- 1063Cameron Mcclintock71 patents · 3,894 citations
- 1158Theodore Speers28 patents · 1,356 citations
- 1254Khaled A. El-Ayat27 patents · 2,640 citations
- 1350Richard A. Carberry22 patents · 3,315 citations
- 1446Robert Anders Johnson13 patents · 2,816 citations
- 1542Thomas A. Kean21 patents · 2,775 citations
- 1638Yiu-Fai Chan13 patents · 2,352 citations
- 1733Srinivas T. Reddy83 patents · 4,090 citations
- 1829Jung-Cheun Lien33 patents · 2,217 citations
- 1925Craig Lytle20 patents · 2,475 citations
- 2021Bernard J. New69 patents · 5,707 citations
- 2117Atsushi Umezaki61 patents · 1,372 citations
- 2213Kerry Veenstra56 patents · 3,575 citations
- 238Ze'Ev Wurman9 patents · 1,740 citations
- 244Jennifer Wong31 patents · 2,709 citations
- 251William Leong28 patents · 2,232 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring H03K patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US11996847B1✦ AIPower transistor adaptive clamp circuit41 cites · 202492% earned
- 296US11901881B1✦ AICircuit and system for the reduction of voltage overshoot in power switches37 cites · 202487% earned
- 392US11870338B1✦ AIDead time adjusted pulse width modulator36 cites · 202487% earned
- 488US12021517B2Gate driver with feed forward control of gate current36 cites · 202491% earned
- 583US12341514B1Controlling and powering multiple chips5 cites · 202577% earned
- 679US12249393B2Superconducting distributed bidirectional current driver system13 cites · 202479% earned
- 775US12086431B1Selective communication protocol layering for synchronous replication17 cites · 202489% earned
- 871US11914796B1Low acoustic keyboard stabilized key7 cites · 202486% earned
- 967US12149242B1Modular interconnected quantum photonic system4 cites · 202475% earned
- 1063US11936371B1Accurate reduced gate-drive current limiter7 cites · 202475% earned
- 1158US11923832B1Gate driver circuit with a limiting function to maintain control voltage under a rated lim7 cites · 202486% earned
- 1254US11876509B1Gate control method of MOS-gated power device6 cites · 202478% earned
- 1350US11916561B1Adaptive alignment of sample clocks within analog-to-digital converters6 cites · 202485% earned
- 1446US12081207B2Passive discharge circuit for bidirectional semiconductor switches4 cites · 202475% earned
- 1542US12063044B2Digital phase locked loop and methods of operating same4 cites · 202475% earned
- 1638US11914795B1Information handling system optical switch keyboard power management4 cites · 202482% earned
- 1733US12092666B1Method of current monitoring with temperature compensation4 cites · 202482% earned
- 1829US11867762B1Techniques for measuring voltage over a power switch using zero current detection point5 cites · 202484% earned
- 1925US11942942B1High-speed level-shifter for power-conversion applications5 cites · 202484% earned
- 2021US12081216B1PRNG-based chiplet to chiplet secure communication using counter resynchronization5 cites · 202484% earned
- 2117US12003233B1High bandwidth integrated multiplexer and driver stage for transmitter5 cites · 202484% earned
- 2213US12265411B2Low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator including amplifier and power down control unit (PDCTR2 cites · 202461% earned
- 238US12171511B2Sensors for touch-free control of surgical robotic systems3 cites · 202467% earned
- 244US12204991B1Gate formation on a quantum processor3 cites · 202567% earned
- 251US12355442B2Field-programmable gate array device2 cites · 202467% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring H03K patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11996847B1✦ AIPower transistor adaptive clamp circuit41 cites · 202492% earned
- 296US11855630B2✦ AIFloating high-voltage level translator with adaptive bypass circuit38 cites · 202387% earned
- 392US11901881B1✦ AICircuit and system for the reduction of voltage overshoot in power switches37 cites · 202487% earned
- 488US11881859B2Schmitt trigger circuit having mismatched input and supply37 cites · 202391% earned
- 583US12003237B2Methods and apparatus for arc reduction in power delivery systems36 cites · 202387% earned
- 679US11870338B1Dead time adjusted pulse width modulator36 cites · 202487% earned
- 775US11984876B2Temperature-sensitive sampling36 cites · 202387% earned
- 871US12021517B2Gate driver with feed forward control of gate current36 cites · 202491% earned
- 967US11043259B2System and method for in-memory compute51 cites · 202192% earned
- 1063US10944404B1Low power ferroelectric based majority logic gate adder57 cites · 202188% earned
- 1158US11079874B2Virtual button characterization engine47 cites · 202192% earned
- 1254US12003229B2Transistor short circuit protection38 cites · 202284% earned
- 1350US11962291B2Driver circuit for a low inductive power module and a low inductive power module with enha38 cites · 202391% earned
- 1446US11996830B2Power switch reverse current protection systems38 cites · 202291% earned
- 1542US11838011B2Temperature-sensitive transistor gate driver37 cites · 202287% earned
- 1638US11996686B2Clock sync input dropout protection37 cites · 202387% earned
- 1733US11955964B2Multi-channel multiplexer36 cites · 202184% earned
- 1829US11925119B2Thermo-electric controlled switching circuit36 cites · 202287% earned
- 1925US11984802B2Rectifier with signal reconstruction36 cites · 202387% earned
- 2021US12003191B2Control for a multi-level inverter36 cites · 202287% earned
- 2117US11942934B2Level converter and circuit arrangement comprising such level converters36 cites · 202391% earned
- 2213US11923799B2Systems and methods for regulating slew time of output voltage of DC motor drivers36 cites · 202391% earned
- 238US11888391B2Gate driver circuit with charge pump current control36 cites · 202391% earned
- 244US11855522B2Method and device for controlling an electronic converter in a technical system using meth36 cites · 202291% earned
- 251US10958253B1Software-defined pulse orchestration platform43 cites · 202175% earned
All-time canon
The defining H03K patents of the whole record
- 199US6323846B1✦ AIMethod and apparatus for integrating manual input5,462 cites · 200182% earned
- 296US9283054B2✦ AIInteractive displays1,822 cites · 201582% earned
- 392US5747953A✦ AICordless, battery operated surical tool1,708 cites · 199893% earned
- 488US9445813B2Closure indicator systems for surgical instruments1,649 cites · 201581% earned
- 583US5473204ATime delay switch1,490 cites · 199595% earned
- 679US7335199B2Tissue resurfacing1,485 cites · 200493% earned
- 775US9808249B2Attachment portions for surgical instrument assemblies1,323 cites · 201581% earned
- 871US6566619B2Rocker switch with centering torsion spring1,241 cites · 200395% earned
- 967US5712460AMulti-function surgical device control system1,223 cites · 199895% earned
- 1063US5730165ATime domain capacitive field detector1,206 cites · 199895% earned
- 1158US9924942B2Motor-powered articulatable surgical instruments1,161 cites · 201581% earned
- 1254US9700310B2Firing member retraction devices for powered surgical instruments1,129 cites · 201581% earned
- 1350US4870302AConfigurable electrical circuit having configurable logic elements and configurable interc1,118 cites · 198995% earned
- 1446US6452514B1Capacitive sensor and array1,088 cites · 200295% earned
- 1542US10201349B2End effector detection and firing rate modulation systems for surgical instruments1,085 cites · 201781% earned
- 1638US9510828B2Conductor arrangements for electrically powered surgical instruments with rotatable end ef1,083 cites · 201581% earned
- 1733US9775609B2Tamper proof circuit for surgical instrument battery pack1,081 cites · 201581% earned
- 1829US9987006B2Shroud retention arrangement for sterilizable surgical instruments1,064 cites · 201581% earned
- 1925US6310611B1Differential touch sensor and control circuit therefor1,027 cites · 200195% earned
- 2021US9411370B2Human-machine dialog system978 cites · 201495% earned
- 2117US6320282B1Touch switch with integral control circuit937 cites · 200191% earned
- 2213US5594222ATouch sensor and control circuit therefor913 cites · 199795% earned
- 238US6888536B2Method and apparatus for integrating manual input895 cites · 200278% earned
- 244US6013991AMotor control circuit859 cites · 200092% earned
- 251US5917346ALow power current to frequency converter circuit for use in implantable sensors827 cites · 199995% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest H03K patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199XILINX INC1,221 patents · 51,095 citations
- 296APPLE INC462 patents · 3,907 citations
- 392CILAG GMBH INT21 patents · 1,514 citations
- 488RAMBUS INC315 patents · 8,888 citations
- 583IBM2,108 patents · 35,939 citations
- 679SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB500 patents · 6,022 citations
- 775MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1,155 patents · 17,803 citations
- 871TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2,274 patents · 27,422 citations
- 967ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC548 patents · 14,966 citations
- 1063FUJITSU LTD945 patents · 16,149 citations
- 1158QUICKLOGIC CORP62 patents · 2,592 citations
- 1254MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY52 patents · 2,536 citations
- 1350MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP1,009 patents · 18,574 citations
- 1446LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP305 patents · 7,007 citations
- 1542INTEL CORP1,428 patents · 23,185 citations
- 1638NEC CORP921 patents · 17,762 citations
- 1733CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP470 patents · 10,611 citations
- 1829UNIV CALIFORNIA87 patents · 2,825 citations
- 1925SYNAPTICS INC110 patents · 1,708 citations
- 2021TOSHIBA KK1,229 patents · 16,793 citations
- 2117SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1,747 patents · 14,229 citations
- 2213EAGLE HARBOR TECH INC67 patents · 2,233 citations
- 238IND TECH RES INST112 patents · 1,993 citations
- 244STRYKER CORP10 patents · 2,692 citations
- 251MICROCHIP TECH INC212 patents · 2,184 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H03K output across the last 5 years
- 199XILINX INC1,221 patents · 51,095 citations
- 296APPLE INC462 patents · 3,907 citations
- 392ALTERA CORP1,254 patents · 37,115 citations
- 488CILAG GMBH INT21 patents · 1,514 citations
- 583RAMBUS INC315 patents · 8,888 citations
- 679IBM2,108 patents · 35,939 citations
- 775SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB500 patents · 6,022 citations
- 871MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1,155 patents · 17,803 citations
- 967TOUCHSENSOR TECH LLC25 patents · 2,975 citations
- 1063HITACHI LTD745 patents · 17,691 citations
- 1158TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2,274 patents · 27,422 citations
- 1254ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC548 patents · 14,966 citations
- 1350FUJITSU LTD945 patents · 16,149 citations
- 1446QUICKLOGIC CORP62 patents · 2,592 citations
- 1542MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY52 patents · 2,536 citations
- 1638MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP1,009 patents · 18,574 citations
- 1733LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP305 patents · 7,007 citations
- 1829INTEL CORP1,428 patents · 23,185 citations
- 1925GEN ELECTRIC256 patents · 7,276 citations
- 2021NEC CORP921 patents · 17,762 citations
- 2117CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP470 patents · 10,611 citations
- 2213UNIV CALIFORNIA87 patents · 2,825 citations
- 238SYNAPTICS INC110 patents · 1,708 citations
- 244TOSHIBA KK1,229 patents · 16,793 citations
- 251XEROX CORP51 patents · 1,752 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in H03K
- 199ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC10 patents · 11,530 citations
- 296ETHICON LLC12 patents · 5,502 citations
- 392ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC9 patents · 2,551 citations
- 488XILINX INC1,221 patents · 51,095 citations
- 583APPLE INC462 patents · 3,907 citations
- 679ALTERA CORP1,254 patents · 37,115 citations
- 775CILAG GMBH INT21 patents · 1,514 citations
- 871RAMBUS INC315 patents · 8,888 citations
- 967EASIC CORP21 patents · 5,234 citations
- 1063ACTEL CORP247 patents · 10,063 citations
- 1158IBM2,108 patents · 35,939 citations
- 1254PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP65 patents · 2,499 citations
- 1350SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB500 patents · 6,022 citations
- 1446SILVERBROOK RES PTY LTD37 patents · 1,251 citations
- 1542MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1,155 patents · 17,803 citations
- 1638TOUCHSENSOR TECH LLC25 patents · 2,975 citations
- 1733HITACHI LTD745 patents · 17,691 citations
- 1829TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC2,274 patents · 27,422 citations
- 1925ELO TOUCHSYSTEMS INC5 patents · 1,087 citations
- 2021ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC548 patents · 14,966 citations
- 2117FUJITSU LTD945 patents · 16,149 citations
- 2213QUICKLOGIC CORP62 patents · 2,592 citations
- 238MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY52 patents · 2,536 citations
- 244VICICIV TECHNOLOGY20 patents · 1,389 citations
- 251INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYS INC5 patents · 920 citations
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