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Michael Culbert
Also filed as: CULBERT MICHAEL · CULBERT MICHAEL F
86 granted patents·16 pending applications·2,904 citations·filing 1992–2025
99Inventor score
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102 records- 0199US7802120B2Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power controlAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 21, 2010·77 cites·42 claims
- 0299US7788516B2Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power controlAPPLE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 31, 2010·81 cites·26 claims
- 0399US7562234B2Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power controlAPPLE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·93 cites·27 claims
- 0499US6711691B1Power management for computer systemsAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 23, 2004·310 cites·18 claims
- 0598US8702316B2Magnetic connector with optical signal pathDIFONZO JOHN C·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 22, 2014·54 cites·13 claims
- 0698US8115825B2Electronic device with two image sensorsCULBERT MICHAEL F·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 14, 2012·195 cites·28 claims
- 0798US8031164B2Backlight and ambient light sensor systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 4, 2011·71 cites·38 claims
- 0898US7841776B2Magnetic connector with optical signal pathAPPLE INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 30, 2010·90 cites·11 claims
- 0997US11049503B2Always-on audio control for mobile deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 29, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 1097US7529948B2Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power estimationAPPLE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 5, 2009·54 cites·29 claims
- 1196US8770857B2Magnetic connector with optical signal pathDIFONZO JOHN C·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·34 cites·19 claims
- 1296US8598747B2Wireless power utilization in a local computing environmentBILBREY BRETT C·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·19 cites·21 claims
- 1396US8332679B2Methods and apparatuses for managing power by leveraging intermediate power marginsCONROY DAVID G·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 11, 2012·16 cites·45 claims
- 1496US8315746B2Thermal management techniques in an electronic deviceCOX KEITH·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 20, 2012·66 cites·18 claims
- 1596US7451332B2Methods and apparatuses for controlling the temperature of a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 11, 2008·165 cites·53 claims
- 1695US10573319B2Always-on audio control for mobile deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 25, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 1795US8836502B2Personal media device input and output control based on associated conditionsCULBERT MICHAEL·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 16, 2014·95 cites·20 claims
- 1895US8662943B2Thermal control arrangement for a data processing systemCONROY DAVID G·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 4, 2014·23 cites·19 claims
- 1995US5352968ABattery charge state determinationAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 4, 1994·331 cites·6 claims
- 2094US11862173B2Always-on audio control for mobile deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 2, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2194US9274574B2Methods and apparatuses for determining throttle settings to satisfy a system power constraintAPPLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 1, 2016·9 cites·24 claims
- 2294US7123728B2Speaker equalization toolAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 17, 2006·71 cites·17 claims
- 2394US6820209B1Power managed graphics controllerAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 16, 2004·104 cites·18 claims
- 2493US10276165B2Always-on audio control for mobile deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 30, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 2593US9509829B2Urgent communicationsCULBERT MICHAEL·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 29, 2016·36 cites·18 claims
- 2693US8681250B2Electronic device with two image sensorsCULBERT MICHAEL F·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·13 cites·19 claims
- 2792US8448000B2Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing systemCULBERT MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted May 21, 2013·14 cites·53 claims
- 2892US7949888B2Forced idle of a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 24, 2011·29 cites·25 claims
- 2992US7034814B2Methods and apparatuses using control indicators for data processing systemsAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 25, 2006·41 cites·9 claims
- 3091US10431224B1Always-on audio control for mobile deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 1, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 3191US9317090B2Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 19, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 3291US8307224B2Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power controlCONROY DAVID G·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 6, 2012·9 cites·42 claims
- 3391US8237386B2Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing systemCULBERT MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 7, 2012·22 cites·40 claims
- 3490US8374730B2Methods and apparatuses for dynamic thermal controlAPPLE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 12, 2013·23 cites·57 claims
- 3590US8259139B2Use of on-chip frame buffer to improve LCD response time by overdrivingCULBERT MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 4, 2012·9 cites·24 claims
- 3690US7949889B2Forced idle of a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 24, 2011·19 cites·25 claims
- 3789US9043627B2Methods and apparatuses for controlling the temperature of a data processing systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·9 cites·40 claims
- 3889US8890815B2Incorporating chromatic sensors in computer miceBILBREY BRETT·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 18, 2014·12 cites·7 claims
- 3989US8508538B2Timing controller capable of switching between graphics processing unitsSAKARIYA KAPIL V·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 13, 2013·8 cites·18 claims
- 4088US8554389B2Thermal management techniques in an electronic deviceWATROUS BJ·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·14 cites·18 claims
- 4188US7240223B2Method and apparatus for dynamic power management in a processor systemAPPLE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 3, 2007·43 cites·24 claims
- 4288US6708278B2Apparatus and method for awakening bus circuitry from a low power stateAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 16, 2004·58 cites·15 claims
- 4388US6654898B1Stable clock generation internal to a functional integrated circuit chipAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 25, 2003·53 cites·27 claims
- 4487US8300056B2Seamless display migrationNUGENT MIKE·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 30, 2012·16 cites·6 claims
- 4587US7570939B2RFID network arrangementAPPLE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 4, 2009·14 cites·22 claims
- 4686US9671845B2Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power controlAPPLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 6, 2017·4 cites·22 claims
- 4786US9086864B2Wireless power utilization in a local computing environmentCULBERT MICHAEL F·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 21, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 4886US8751849B2Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power controlAPPLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·3 cites·38 claims
- 4986US8099528B2Data filtering using central DMA mechanismMILLET TIMOTHY J·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 17, 2012·12 cites·19 claims
- 5086US6460143B1Apparatus and method for awakening bus circuitry from a low power stateAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 1, 2002·131 cites·27 claims
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