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Robert W. Wells — 26 Patents

AMD: 25 patents #414 of 9,280Top 5%
Cupertino, CA: #626 of 6,989 inventorsTop 9%
California: #20,975 of 386,348 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
Robert W. Wells has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at AMD. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in November 2025. Robert W. Wells ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list Robert W. Wells in Cupertino, CA, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12480645 Helmet mounted multispectral illumination device James W. Teetzel, Elliott S. Turner, Robert E. Riel 2025-11-25
9012245 Methods of making integrated circuit products Matthew H. Klein, Jongheon Jeong 2015-04-21 $9,984,000
7725787 Testing of a programmable device Shekhar Bapat, Tassanee Payakapan, Shahin Toutounchi 2010-05-25 $2,818,000
7454675 Testing of a programmable device Shekhar Bapat, Tassanee Payakapan, Shahin Toutounchi 2008-11-18 $2,887,000
7219314 Application-specific methods for testing molectronic or nanoscale devices Steven M. Trimberger, Shekhar Bapat, Robert D. Patrie, Andrew W. Lai 2007-05-15 $4,958,000
7127697 Methods of utilizing programmable logic devices having localized defects in application-specific products Robert D. Patrie, Andrew J. DeBaets 2006-10-24 $12,015,000
7007250 Application-specific methods useful for testing look up tables in programmable logic devices Shekhar Bapat, Robert D. Patrie, Andrew W. Lai 2006-02-28 $9,649,000
6920621 Methods of testing for shorts in programmable logic devices using relative quiescent current measurements Shahin Toutounchi, Erik Vaclav Chmelar 2005-07-19 $20,753,000
6891395 Application-specific testing methods for programmable logic devices Zhi-Min Ling, Robert D. Patrie, Vincent L. Tong, Jae-Weon Cho, Shahin Toutounchi 2005-05-10 $16,848,000
6817006 Application-specific testing methods for programmable logic devices Zhi-Min Ling, Robert D. Patrie, Vincent L. Tong, Jae-Weon Cho, Shahin Toutounchi 2004-11-09 $16,507,000
6664808 Method of using partially defective programmable logic devices Zhi-Min Ling, Jae-Weon Cho, Clay S. Johnson, Shelly Davis 2003-12-16 $28,070,000
6651238 Providing fault coverage of interconnect in an FPGA Robert D. Patrie, Eric J. Thorne, Michael M. Matera 2003-11-18 $28,405,000
6611477 Built-in self test using pulse generators Gil Speyer, David L. Ferguson, Daniel Chung, Robert D. Patrie, Robert O. Conn 2003-08-26 $61,911,000
6594610 Fault emulation testing of programmable logic devices Shahin Toutounchi, Anthony P. Calderone, Zhi-Min Ling, Robert D. Patrie, Eric J. Thorne 2003-07-15 $39,351,000
6594797 Methods and circuits for precise edge placement of test signals Rick W. Dudley, Jae-Weon Cho, Robert D. Patrie 2003-07-15 $39,351,000
6539508 Methods and circuits for testing programmable logic Robert D. Patrie 2003-03-25 $24,880,000
6466520 Built-in AC self test using pulse generators Gil Speyer, David L. Ferguson, Daniel Chung, Robert D. Patrie, Robert O. Conn 2002-10-15 $13,840,000
6356514 Built-in self test method for measuring clock to out delays Robert D. Patrie, Robert O. Conn 2002-03-12 $58,114,000
6324672 Method for configuring circuits over a data communications link Gary R. Lawman, Joseph D. Linoff 2001-11-27 $55,139,000
6232845 Circuit for measuring signal delays in synchronous memory elements Christopher H. Kingsley, Trevor J. Bauer, Robert D. Patrie 2001-05-15 $67,094,000
6233205 Built-in self test method for measuring clock to out delays Robert D. Patrie, Robert O. Conn 2001-05-15 $67,094,000
6219305 Method and system for measuring signal propagation delays using ring oscillators Robert D. Patrie, Steven P. Young, Christopher H. Kingsley, Daniel Chung, Robert O. Conn 2001-04-17 $57,440,000
6075418 System with downstream set or clear for measuring signal propagation delays on integrated circuits Christopher H. Kingsley, Robert D. Patrie 2000-06-13 $200,736,000
6069849 Method and system for measuring signal propagation delays using the duty cycle of a ring oscillator Christopher H. Kingsley, Robert D. Patrie, Robert O. Conn 2000-05-30 $73,070,000
6023565 Method for configuring circuits over a data communications link Gary R. Lawman, Joseph D. Linoff 2000-02-08 $138,202,000