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Daniel R. Shepard
Also filed as: SHEPARD DANIEL · SHEPARD DANIEL R · SHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT · SHEPARD III DANIEL
88 granted patents·31 pending applications·870 citations·filing 1988–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT26CONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC24SHEPARD DANIEL R19HGST INC18WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC11
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119 records- 0199US9132856B2Trailer backing up device and table based methodSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 15, 2015·88 cites·24 claims
- 0297US7715953B2Trailer backing up device and methodGLIMPSE WATERS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 11, 2010·128 cites·20 claims
- 0395US9305624B2Vertical switch three-dimensional memory arrayHGST INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·20 cites·20 claims
- 0494US9735151B13D cross-point memory deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 15, 2017·9 cites·7 claims
- 0594US9679946B23-D planes memory deviceHGST INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 13, 2017·9 cites·8 claims
- 0693US8773881B2Vertical switch three-dimensional memory arraySHEPARD DANIEL R·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 8, 2014·15 cites·30 claims
- 0792US9570516B2Method for forming PCM and RRAM 3-D memory cellsHGST INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 0892US7183206B2Fabrication of semiconductor devicesCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·53 cites·6 claims
- 0991US7593246B2Low cost high density rectifier matrix memoryCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 22, 2009·11 cites·14 claims
- 1091US6956757B2Low cost high density rectifier matrix memoryCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 18, 2005·36 cites·4 claims
- 1190US10192616B2Ovonic threshold switch (OTS) driver/selector uses unselect bias to pre-charge memory chip circuit and reduces unacceptable false selectsHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·7 cites·22 claims
- 1290US6586327B2Fabrication of semiconductor devicesNUP2 INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·55 cites·31 claims
- 1389US9837471B2Dual OTS memory cell selection means and methodWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 5, 2017·6 cites·29 claims
- 1489US8035416B1Bipolar-MOS driver circuitCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 11, 2011·8 cites·12 claims
- 1588US10214241B2Trailer backing up system accessoriesSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 26, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 1688US8378456B1Unified switch array for memory devicesCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 19, 2013·9 cites·20 claims
- 1787US7652916B2SCR matrix storage deviceCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 26, 2010·12 cites·14 claims
- 1887US6598164B1Device and method for reducing piracy of digitized informationNUEP2 INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 22, 2003·56 cites·16 claims
- 1987US5889694ADual-addressed rectifier storage deviceFiled 1997·Granted Mar 30, 1999·67 cites·30 claims
- 2085US10046613B2Dual purpose hitch sensorSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·6 cites·18 claims
- 2185US7460384B2Low cost high density rectifier matrix memoryCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 2, 2008·6 cites·6 claims
- 2283US9490426B2Multiple bit per cell dual-alloy GST memory elementsHGST INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·3 cites·11 claims
- 2382US9929214B2Nano-imprinted self-aligned multi-level processing methodWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 27, 2018·3 cites·22 claims
- 2480US10255953B2Bi-directional RRAM decoder-driverWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 9, 2019·2 cites·17 claims
- 2580US8934293B1Means and method for operating a resistive arraySHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 13, 2015·6 cites·13 claims
- 2680US7916530B2SCR matrix storage deviceCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 29, 2011·7 cites·28 claims
- 2780US7813157B2Non-linear conductor memoryCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·10 cites·23 claims
- 2879US9837472B2Method for forming PCM and RRAM 3-D memory cellsHGST INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 5, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2979US8451024B2Bipolar-MOS driver circuitSHEPARD DANIEL R·Filed 2011·Granted May 28, 2013·4 cites·12 claims
- 3079US7682981B2Topography transfer method with aspect ratio scalingCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·6 cites·7 claims
- 3179US5673218ADual-addressed rectifier storage deviceFiled 1996·Granted Sep 30, 1997·35 cites·20 claims
- 3278US7149934B2Error correcting memory access means and methodCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 12, 2006·21 cites·10 claims
- 3378US4872420ADisposable cat litter systemSHEPARD DANIEL R·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 10, 1989·30 cites·3 claims
- 3477US9322693B2Measuring and dispensing container topSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·4 cites·19 claims
- 3577US7507663B2Fabrication of semiconductor devicesCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2009·5 cites·23 claims
- 3676US9070878B2Pinched center resistive change memory cellSHEPARD DANIEL R·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 30, 2015·3 cites·16 claims
- 3776US8980532B2Solid state devices having fine pitch structuresSHEPARD DANIEL R·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 17, 2015·2 cites·19 claims
- 3874US10065677B2Trailer backing up device and table based methodSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 4, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 3973US7376008B2SCR matrix storage deviceCONTOUR SEMINCONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 20, 2008·17 cites·8 claims
- 4071US9694850B2Trailer backing up device and table based methodSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 4170US9007801B2Bipolar-MOS memory circuitSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·2 cites·8 claims
- 4270US8358525B2Low cost high density rectifier matrix memoryCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 22, 2013·1 cites·8 claims
- 4369US9887004B2Bi-directional RRAM decoder-driverHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 6, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 4469US9437657B2Solid state devices having fine pitch structuresHGST INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 6, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 4568US11067350B1Handgun frame conversion systemLONE WOLF DISTRIBUTORS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·5 cites·8 claims
- 4668US8766227B1Pinched center resistive change memory cellSHEPARD DANIEL R·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·2 cites·16 claims
- 4768US8635426B2Diagonally accessed memory array circuitSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 21, 2014·2 cites·19 claims
- 4867US8351238B2Low-complexity electronic circuits and methods of forming the sameCONTOUR SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 8, 2013·3 cites·24 claims
- 4967US2025338816A1Pet droppings locator and rectification systemSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 5067US2025391217A1Vote tabulating machineSHEPARD DANIEL ROBERT·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
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