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Donald S. Bethune
Also filed as: BETHUNE DONALD S · BETHUNE DONALD STIMSON
24 granted patents·2 pending applications·948 citations·filing 1979–2021
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26 records- 0195US6750471B2Molecular memory & logicIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 15, 2004·99 cites·16 claims
- 0295US5424054ACarbon fibers and method for their productionIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·410 cites·3 claims
- 0392US9672863B1Disc gripper for storage discsIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 6, 2017·11 cites·18 claims
- 0491US9741390B1Optical disc driveIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·11 cites·15 claims
- 0591US9633686B1Disc storage cassettesIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 25, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
- 0690US9741389B1High performance robotic optical storage systemIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 0787US6472705B1Molecular memory & logicIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 29, 2002·58 cites·8 claims
- 0886US10600441B1Disc gripper for storage discsIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 24, 2020·7 cites·19 claims
- 0983US8830725B2Low temperature BEOL compatible diode having high voltage margins for use in large arrays of electronic componentsBETHUNE DONALD S·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 9, 2014·10 cites·30 claims
- 1082US9984722B2Disc storage cassettesIBM·Filed 2017·Granted May 29, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1181US10186295B2Disc gripper for storage discIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1281US6188768B1Autocompensating quantum cryptographic key distribution system based on polarization splitting of lightIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 13, 2001·133 cites·13 claims
- 1378US10438629B2Disc storage cassettes comprising track connectorsIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 8, 2019·2 cites·11 claims
- 1478US4380076AApparatus for four side transverse irradiation of a regionIBM·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 12, 1983·22 cites·9 claims
- 1577US6218657B1System for gated detection of optical pulses containing a small number of photons using an avalanche photodiodeIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·55 cites·44 claims
- 1675US5093832ALaser system and method with temperature controlled crystalIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 3, 1992·41 cites·14 claims
- 1774US9812638B2Backend of line (BEOL) compatible high current density access device for high density arrays of electronic componentsBETHUNE DONALD S·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 7, 2017·3 cites·21 claims
- 1874US5374463AMagnetic recording disk having a contiguous fullerene film and a protective overcoatIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 20, 1994·31 cites·7 claims
- 1970US10242705B2Disc storage cassettes comprising a movable baleIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 26, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 2069US4243881ATime-resolved infrared spectral photographyIBM·Filed 1979·Granted Jan 6, 1981·19 cites·11 claims
- 2166US10546608B1Method and system for selecting and moving a single disc in an optical disc libraryIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 28, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 2259US10580451B2Disc storage cassettes comprising index featuresIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 3, 2020·0 cites·5 claims
- 2355US10658001B1Method and system for selecting and moving a single disc in an optical disc libraryIBM·Filed 2019·Granted May 19, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2448US5275705AProcess for making fullerenesIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 4, 1994·9 cites·5 claims
- 2547US2023056913A1Splicing striplinesIBM·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2647US2023053890A1Ultrahigh isolation stripline circuitIBM·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
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