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Clifford L. Biffle
Also filed as: BIFFLE CLIFFORD · BIFFLE CLIFFORD L
45 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,373 citations·filing 2009–2024
98Inventor score
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55 records- 0199US8897933B1Battery flywheel for a high-altitude balloonTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·44 cites·26 claims
- 0298US9340272B1Altitude control via adjustment to mass of air in bladder within lift-gas filled envelopeGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2016·37 cites·20 claims
- 0398US9329600B2Balloon power sources with a buoyancy trade-offGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 3, 2016·52 cites·20 claims
- 0498US9033274B2Balloon altitude control using density adjustment and/or volume adjustmentDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·38 cites·25 claims
- 0598US8996024B1Virtual pooling of local resources in a balloon networkTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·45 cites·20 claims
- 0698US8971274B1Valuation of and marketplace for inter-network links between balloon network and terrestrial networkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·43 cites·23 claims
- 0798US8922481B1Content annotationKAUFFMANN ALEJANDRO·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 30, 2014·147 cites·24 claims
- 0898US8918047B1Use of satellite-based routing processes with a balloon networkTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 23, 2014·73 cites·21 claims
- 0998US8833696B1Balloon envelope adapted to direct sunlight towards payloadGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·39 cites·14 claims
- 1098US8812176B1Collapsible envelope for descent of balloon with envelope still attachedGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·46 cites·27 claims
- 1198US8718477B2Balloon network with free-space optical communication between super-node balloons and RF communication between super-node and sub-node balloonsDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·48 cites·33 claims
- 1297US9306668B2Using predicted movement to maintain optical-communication lock with nearby balloonGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·30 cites·30 claims
- 1397US9233746B2Altitude control via rotation of balloon to adjust balloon densityGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·24 cites·22 claims
- 1497US9096301B1Drag plate for controlled descent of balloonGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·33 cites·31 claims
- 1597US8970495B1Image stabilization for color-sequential displaysBIFFLE CLIFFORD L·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·221 cites·34 claims
- 1697US8967533B2Balloon power sources with a buoyancy trade-offDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·61 cites·22 claims
- 1797US8820678B2Relative positioning of balloons with altitude control and wind dataDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·74 cites·24 claims
- 1896US9203148B1Expandable antenna structureTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·28 cites·20 claims
- 1996US8988253B2Recovery of balloon materialsTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·25 cites·25 claims
- 2096US8804228B1Thermal regulation of balloon payload using electronic inkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·27 cites·26 claims
- 2195US9584214B2Location aware profiles in an aerial networkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 28, 2017·14 cites·20 claims
- 2295US9407362B2Balloon network with free-space optical communication between super-node balloons and RF communication between super-node and sub-node balloonsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·20 cites·33 claims
- 2394US10353388B2Drop-off location planning for delivery vehicleX DEV LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 16, 2019·15 cites·20 claims
- 2494US9828081B1Negative pressure vesselX DEV LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 28, 2017·16 cites·16 claims
- 2594US8733697B2Altitude control via rotation of balloon to adjust balloon densityDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·16 cites·34 claims
- 2693US9281896B2Location-aware profiles in a balloon networkTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 8, 2016·17 cites·22 claims
- 2793US8825847B1Location-aware “ghost” caching in a balloon networkTELLER ERIC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·16 cites·26 claims
- 2892US9300481B2Valuation of and marketplace for inter-network links between balloon network and terrestrial networkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 29, 2016·6 cites·23 claims
- 2990US8634974B2Using predicted movement to maintain optical-communication lock with nearby balloonDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 21, 2014·9 cites·29 claims
- 3090US8561183B2Native code module security for arm instruction set architecturesMUTH ROBERT·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 15, 2013·28 cites·25 claims
- 3186US9917633B2Using predicted movement to maintain optical-communication lock with nearby balloonX DEV LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 13, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 3285US8819399B1Predicated control flow and store instructions for native code module securityMUTH ROBERT·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 26, 2014·16 cites·18 claims
- 3384US10356742B2Location-aware caching in an aerial networkLOON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 3483US8910905B2Combined balloon shipping container and deployment systemDEVAUL RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·48 cites·21 claims
- 3579US9282431B2Location-aware caching in a balloon networkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 8, 2016·3 cites·22 claims
- 3679US2025181549A1Synchronization in multi-chip systemsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3778US9749984B2Location-aware caching in an aerial networkX DEV LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 29, 2017·2 cites·18 claims
- 3876US12174780B2Synchronization in multi-chip systemsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3974US9075625B1Predicated control flow and store instructions for native code module securityGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 7, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 4073US12032511B2Synchronization in multi-chip systemsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 4172US11353892B2Drop-off location planning for delivery vehicleX DEV LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 7, 2022·2 cites·16 claims
- 4271US2025068815A1Initializing on-chip operationsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4370US2022357753A1Drop-off location planning for delivery vehicleX DEV LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4469US11372801B2Synchronization in multi-chip systemsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 28, 2022·0 cites·6 claims
- 4561US12124783B2Initializing on-chip operationsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 4659US10045223B2Valuation of and marketplace for inter-network links between a high-altitude network and terrestrial networkX DEV LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 7, 2018·0 cites·23 claims
- 4758US2014319271A1Relative Positioning of Balloons with Altitude Control and Wind DataGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4858US2014319270A1Relative Positioning of Balloons with Altitude Control and Wind DataGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4956US9900080B2Location-aware profiles in an aerial networkX DEV LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 20, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 5056US9848335B1Valuation of and marketplace for inter-network links between a high-altitude network and terrestrial networkX DEV LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 19, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
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