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Eric Thompson — 12 Patents

IBM: 10 patents #10,925 of 70,183Top 20%
Burlington, VT: #54 of 475 inventorsTop 15%
Vermont: #621 of 4,968 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Eric Thompson has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1988 and the most recent in December 2021. Eric Thompson ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Eric Thompson in Burlington, VT, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1988 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2010.peak 21988: 1 patents19882006: 1 patents20062008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents20092010: 2 patents20102011: 2 patents20112014: 2 patents20142019: 1 patents20192021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11204379 Structures and methods for RF de-embedding Robert A. Groves, Ning Lu, Christopher S. Putnam 2021-12-21 $5,237,000
10393782 Structures and methods for RF de-embedding Robert A. Groves, Ning Lu, Christopher S. Putnam 2019-08-27 $1,335,000
8917083 Structures and methods for RF de-embedding Robert A. Groves, Ning Lu, Christopher S. Putnam 2014-12-23 $3,729,000
8916919 Interdigitated vertical native capacitor Roger A. Booth, Jr., Ning Lu, Christopher S. Putnam 2014-12-23 $3,729,000
8008748 Deep trench varactors David S. Collins, Robert M. Rassel 2011-08-30 $4,619,000
7968929 On-chip decoupling capacitor structures Anil K. Chinthakindi 2011-06-28 $4,369,000
7816762 On-chip decoupling capacitor structures Anil K. Chinthakindi 2010-10-19 $3,706,000
7701037 Orientation-independent multi-layer BEOL capacitor Anil K. Chinthakindi 2010-04-20 $4,962,000
7551421 Capacitor having electrode terminals at same end of capacitor to reduce parasitic inductance Anil K. Chinthakindi 2009-06-23 $5,277,000
7456463 Capacitor having electrodes at different depths to reduce parasitic capacitance Anil K. Chinthakindi 2008-11-25 $6,627,000
7049541 Cutting guide for plasma torch 2006-05-23
4734039 Pelvimetry phantom 1988-03-29