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Ed Frank — 22 Patents

Broadcom: 15 patents #673 of 9,346Top 8%
The Boeing: 7 patents #1,625 of 15,756Top 15%
Atherton, CA: #58 of 431 inventorsTop 15%
California: #25,951 of 386,348 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
Ed Frank has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Broadcom. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in March 2016. Ed Frank ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list Ed Frank in Atherton, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9294279 User authentication system Mark Buer, Nambi Seshadri 2016-03-22
9288192 System and method for securing data from a remote input device Mark Buer 2016-03-15
9264426 System and method for authentication via a proximate device Mark Buer 2016-02-16
8942375 Method and system for providing multiple encryption in a multi-band multi-protocol hybrid wired/wireless network Richard Martin 2015-01-27 $5,649,000
8806616 System, method, and apparatus for allowing a service provider system to authenticate that a credential is from a proximate device Mark Buer, Nambi Seshadri 2014-08-12 $3,255,000
8719569 User authentication system Mark Buer, Nambi Seshardi 2014-05-06 $3,410,000
8619728 Method and system for providing an intelligent switch for bandwidth management in a hybrid wired/wireless local area network Richard Martin 2013-12-31 $1,998,000
8532141 Method and system for providing bandwidth allocation and sharing in a hybrid wired/wireless network Richard Martin 2013-09-10 $4,850,000
8333317 System and method for authenticating the proximity of a wireless token to a computing device Mark Buer, Nambi Seshadri 2012-12-18 $8,064,000
8315211 Method and system for location based configuration of a wireless access point (WAP) and an access device in a hybrid wired/wireless network 2012-11-20 $12,186,000
8295484 System and method for securing data from a remote input device Mark Buer 2012-10-23 $3,669,000
8199705 System and method for providing a wireless access point (WAP) having multiple integrated transceivers for use in a hybrid wired/wireless network Jeyhan Karaoguz, Nambirajan Seshadri 2012-06-12 $5,409,000
8166296 User authentication system Mark Buer, Nambi Seshadri 2012-04-24 $7,640,000
7889761 Method and system for providing bandwidth allocation and sharing in a hybrid wired/wireless network Richard Martin 2011-02-15 $5,239,000
7164663 Method and system for providing an intelligent switch in a hybrid wired/wireless local area network Richard Martin 2007-01-16 $15,218,000
5024862 Automated cutting and kitting system of composite material and method 1991-06-18 $21,772,000
5015326 Compliant tape dispensing and compacting head 1991-05-14 $21,339,000
4776076 Method of fabricating a rotor hub of composite material Robert J. Ford 1988-10-11 $25,774,000
4560433 Bi-directional applicator head with dual tape supply 1985-12-24 $19,852,000
4532949 Energy absorber for high energy fluid jet 1985-08-06 $9,677,000
4382836 Bi-directional applicator head 1983-05-10 $7,221,000
4234374 Bi-directional step-over tape applicator head 1980-11-18 $10,426,000