Inventor

Ivan E. Sutherland

Inventor

Santa Monica, CA, US

Overview

1980–2016

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 67 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing32%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h1017%

H03KPulse technique12%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication9%

G11CStatic stores4%

G01RMeasuring electric variables3%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general3%

H03FAmplifiers3%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification3%

B25JManipulators2%

PatentTitleYear

9,298,421'Performing quotient selection for a carry-save division operation'2016 9,218,157'Performing a division operation using a split division circuit'2015 9,182,782'Synchronizing timing of communication between integrated circuits'2015 9,076,663'Determining spacing using a spatially varying charge distribution'2015 8,918,752'Determining alignment using a spatially varying charge distribution'2014 7,994,501'Method and apparatus for electronically aligning capacitively coupled mini-bars'2011 7,786,427'Proximity optical memory module having an electrical-to-optical and optical-to-electrical converter'2010 7,660,842'Method and apparatus for performing a carry-save division operation'2010 7,636,361'Apparatus and method for high-throughput asynchronous communication with flow control'2009 7,561,584'Implementation of a graph property in a switching fabric for fast networking'2009 7,417,993'Apparatus and method for high-throughput asynchronous communication'2008 7,384,804'Method and apparatus for electronically aligning capacitively coupled mini-bars'2008 7,200,830'Enhanced electrically-aligned proximity communication'2007 7,064,583'Arbiters with preferential enables for asynchronous circuits'2006 7,046,017'Full-wave rectifier for capacitance measurements'2006 7,026,867'Floating input amplifier for capacitively coupled communication'2006 7,020,779'Secure, distributed e-mail system'2006 7,012,459'Method and apparatus for regulating heat in an asynchronous system'2006 6,995,039'Method and apparatus for electrostatically aligning integrated circuits'2006 6,987,412'Sense amplifying latch with low swing feedback'2006 6,987,394'Full-wave rectifier for capacitance measurements'2006 6,925,411'Method and apparatus for aligning semiconductor chips using an actively driven vernier'2005 6,870,271'Integrated circuit assembly module that supports capacitive communication between semiconductor dies'2005 6,847,247'Jittery polyphase clock'2005 6,825,708'Apparatus and method for an offset-correcting sense amplifier'2004 6,812,046'Method and apparatus for electronically aligning capacitively coupled chip pads'2004 6,769,007'Adder circuit with a regular structure'2004 6,753,726'Apparatus and method for an offset-correcting sense amplifier'2004 6,741,616'Switch fabric for asynchronously transferring data within a circuit'2004 6,710,436'Method and apparatus for electrostatically aligning integrated circuits'2004 6,707,317'Method and apparatus for asynchronously controlling domino logic gates'2004 6,675,246'Sharing arbiter'2004 6,629,301'Determining transistor widths using the theory of logical effort'2003 6,600,325'Method and apparatus for probing an integrated circuit through capacitive coupling'2003 6,559,531'Face to face chips'2003 6,500,696'Face to face chip'2002 6,496,359'Tile array computers'2002 6,486,709'Distributing data to multiple destinations within an asynchronous circuit'2002 6,456,136'Method and apparatus for latching data within a digital system'2002 6,420,907'Method and apparatus for asynchronously controlling state information within a circuit'2002 6,360,288'Method and modules for control of pipelines carrying data using pipelines carrying control signals'2002 6,356,117'Asynchronously controlling data transfers within a circuit'2002 6,351,261'System and method for a virtual reality system having a frame buffer that stores a plurality of view points that can be selected and viewed by the user'2002 6,304,125'Method for generating and distribution of polyphase clock signals'2001 6,188,262'Synchronous polyphase clock distribution system'2001 6,085,316'Layered counterflow pipeline processor with anticipatory control'2000 6,072,805'Observing arbiter'2000 5,955,898'Selector and decision wait using pass gate XOR'1999 5,943,491'Control circuit of mutual exclusion elements'1999 5,861,762'Inverse toggle XOR and XNOR circuit'1999 5,838,939'Multi-issue/plural counterflow pipeline processor'1998 5,805,838'Fast arbiter with decision storage'1998 5,758,139'Control chains for controlling data flow in interlocked data path circuits'1998 5,748,539'Recursive multi-channel interface'1998 5,742,182'Symmetric selector circuit for event logic'1998 5,713,025'Asynchronous arbiter using multiple arbiter elements to enhance speed'1998 5,684,724'Flashback simulator'1997 5,638,009'Three conductor asynchronous signaling'1997 5,600,848'Counterflow pipeline processor with instructions flowing in a first direction and instruction results flowing in the reverse direction'1997 5,592,103'System for fast switching of time critical input signals'1997 5,572,690'Cascaded multistage counterflow pipeline processor for carrying distinct data in two opposite directions'1996 5,567,110'Robot arm structure'1996 5,187,800'Asynchronous pipelined data processing system'1993 4,900,218'Robot arm structure'1990 4,679,213'Asynchronous queue system'1987 4,622,992'Reaction control valve'1986 4,209,240'Reticle exposure apparatus and method'1980

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1980Patents assigned to CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN (1)· patent assignee history

1980–2011Based in Santa Monica, CA, US· patent location history

1986–2015Patents assigned to SUTHERLAND IVAN E (6)· patent assignee history

1986–1996Based in Pittsburgh, PA, US· patent location history

1993–2010Patents assigned to SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC (55)· patent assignee history

2010–2011Patents assigned to ORACLE AMERICA INC (2)· patent assignee history

2014–2016Patents assigned to ORACLE INT CORP (5)· patent assignee history

2014–2016Based in Portland, OR, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC	55	1993–2010
SUTHERLAND IVAN Eself	6	1986–2015
ORACLE INT CORP	5	2014–2016
ORACLE AMERICA INC	2	2010–2011
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN	1	1980

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Santa Monica, California, US	57	1980–2011
Portland, OR, US	5	2014–2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	5	1986–1996