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Robert J. Drost
Also filed as: DROST ROBERT · DROST ROBERT J · DROST ROBERT JAMES
163 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,285 citations·filing 1994–2017
99Inventor score
Files withSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC83ORACLE AMERICA INC20PLURIBUS NETWORKS INC15DROST ROBERT J12CHOW ALEX5
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165 records- 0199US7356213B1Transparent switch using optical and electrical proximity communicationSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 8, 2008·176 cites·20 claims
- 0295US8148202B2Integrated circuit chip with smart pixels that supports through-chip electromagnetic communicationKRISHNAMOORTHY ASHOK V·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 3, 2012·20 cites·9 claims
- 0394US7840136B1Low-latency switch using optical and electrical proximity communicationORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·31 cites·19 claims
- 0494US6084452AClock duty cycle control techniqueSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2000·116 cites·15 claims
- 0593US8767752B1Method and system for resource coherency and analysis in a networkTRIPATHI SUNAY·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·23 cites·21 claims
- 0693US7915699B2Integrated circuit chip that supports through-chip electromagnetic communicationORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 29, 2011·24 cites·16 claims
- 0792US9742697B2Integrated server with switching capabilities and network operating systemPLURIBUS NETWORKS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 0892US9160668B2Servers, switches, and systems with switching module implementing a distributed network operating systemPLURIBUS NETWORKS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 13, 2015·15 cites·22 claims
- 0992US7838409B2Structures and methods for an application of a flexible bridgeORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 23, 2010·11 cites·8 claims
- 1092US7817880B1Multi-chip systems using on-chip photonicsORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·30 cites·19 claims
- 1192US6016082ALow phase noise LC oscillator for microprocessor clock distributionSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 18, 2000·53 cites·29 claims
- 1292US5799048APhase detector for clock synchronization and recoverySUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 25, 1998·91 cites·18 claims
- 1391US8373280B2Manufacturing fixture for a ramp-stack chip package using solder for coupling a ramp componentORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 12, 2013·15 cites·20 claims
- 1490US8891543B1Method and system for processing packets in a network deviceTRIPATHI SUNAY·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 18, 2014·12 cites·25 claims
- 1590US5955911AOn-chip differential resistance technique with noise immunity and symmetric resistanceSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 21, 1999·66 cites·15 claims
- 1689US9083449B2Method and system for optimizing signal recognition in a multiwavelength optical communication systemUS ARMY RES LAB ATTN RDRL LOC I·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 14, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 1789US6329836B1Resistive arrayed high speed output driver with pre-distortionSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 11, 2001·37 cites·31 claims
- 1888US9819607B2Method and system for resource coherency and analysis in a networkPLURIBUS NETWORKS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 14, 2017·6 cites·16 claims
- 1988US5767699AFully complementary differential output driver for high speed digital communicationsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·207 cites·5 claims
- 2087US8290319B2Optical communication in a ramp-stack chip packageHARADA JOHN A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 16, 2012·12 cites·20 claims
- 2187US7646984B1Clocking of integrated circuits using photonicsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 12, 2010·16 cites·20 claims
- 2286US9154445B2Servers, switches, and systems with virtual interface to external network connecting hardware and integrated networking driverPLURIBUS NETWORKS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
- 2386US7693424B1Integrated proximity-to-optical transceiver chipSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 6, 2010·16 cites·21 claims
- 2486US7639037B1Method and system for sizing flow control buffersSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 29, 2009·13 cites·20 claims
- 2586US6995039B2Method and apparatus for electrostatically aligning integrated circuitsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 7, 2006·35 cites·16 claims
- 2685US10225080B2Method and systems for routing entangled photons to quantum network users via a reconfigurable switch networks of optical crossbar switchesU S ARMY RES LABORATORY ATTN RDRL LOC I·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2019·8 cites·19 claims
- 2785US8811153B1Switch fabric for network devicesYANG CHIH-KONG KEN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 19, 2014·11 cites·14 claims
- 2885US7979754B2Voltage margin testing for proximity communicationORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 12, 2011·13 cites·13 claims
- 2985US7483248B1Method and apparatus for detecting current changes in integrated circuitsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 27, 2009·13 cites·19 claims
- 3084US8975752B2Multiple access over proximity communicationCHOW ALEX·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 10, 2015·12 cites·4 claims
- 3183US10404622B2Servers, switches, and systems with virtual interface to external network connecting hardware and integrated networking driverPLURIBUS NETWORKS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 3, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 3283US9306849B2Methods and systems for managing distribute media access control address tablesTRIPATHI SUNAY·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·5 cites·18 claims
- 3383US8552779B2Synchronizer latch circuit that facilitates resolving metastabilityJONES IAN W·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·11 cites·20 claims
- 3483US7649245B2Structures and methods for a flexible bridge that enables high-bandwidth communicationSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 19, 2010·11 cites·20 claims
- 3582US8482072B2Semiconductor die with integrated electro-static discharge deviceDROST ROBERT J·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 9, 2013·5 cites·20 claims
- 3682US8195990B2Misalignment compensation for proximity communicationHO RONALD·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 5, 2012·5 cites·21 claims
- 3782US8130821B2Equalization in capacitively coupled communication linksHOPKINS ROBERT D·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 6, 2012·15 cites·19 claims
- 3882US6870271B2Integrated circuit assembly module that supports capacitive communication between semiconductor diesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2005·32 cites·24 claims
- 3981US8183593B2Semiconductor die with integrated electro-static discharge deviceDROST ROBERT J·Filed 2009·Granted May 22, 2012·8 cites·16 claims
- 4081US8024623B2Misalignment compensation for proximity communicationORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 20, 2011·8 cites·16 claims
- 4181US7067910B2Method and apparatus for using capacitively coupled communication within stacks of laminated chipsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 27, 2006·28 cites·20 claims
- 4281US6949406B2Method and apparatus for optically aligning integrated circuit devicesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 27, 2005·29 cites·22 claims
- 4381US6495396B1Method of coupling and aligning semiconductor devices including multi-chip semiconductor devicesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 17, 2002·27 cites·14 claims
- 4480US8046208B1Method and apparatus for representing high speed interconnects in closed formsORACLE AMERICA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 25, 2011·11 cites·8 claims
- 4580US7525199B1Packaging for proximity communication positioned integrated circuitsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 28, 2009·31 cites·19 claims
- 4679US9304782B2Network switch, systems, and servers implementing boot image deliveryTRIPATHI SUNAY·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 4779US7046017B1Full-wave rectifier for capacitance measurementsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 16, 2006·8 cites·21 claims
- 4879US5905399ACMOS integrated circuit regulator for reducing power supply noiseSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 18, 1999·32 cites·23 claims
- 4979US5777567ASystem and method for serial to parallel data conversion using delay lineSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 7, 1998·45 cites·25 claims
- 5077US9729469B2Servers, switches, and systems with virtual interface to external network connecting hardware and integrated networking driverPLURIBUS NETWORKS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·2 cites·8 claims
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