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William D. Duncan — 148 Patents

IVIntellectual Ventures: 139 patents #15 of 232Top 7%
QMQmi: 2 patents #2 of 2Top 100%
TIThe Invention Science Fund I: 2 patents #118 of 149Top 80%
KAKomax Holding Ag: 1 patents #50 of 107Top 50%
Mill Creek, WA: #1 of 282 inventorsTop 1%
Washington: #112 of 76,902 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #6,389 of 4,157,543Top 1%
148 Patents All Time
William D. Duncan has been granted 148 US patents while listed as an inventor at Intellectual Ventures. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in April 2021. William D. Duncan ranks #6,389 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.15%). Patent records list William D. Duncan in Mill Creek, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 38 patents in 2016.peak 381980: 1 patents19801981: 2 patents1988: 1 patents19882013: 2 patents2014: 3 patents20142015: 15 patents2016: 38 patents20162017: 37 patents2018: 29 patents20182019: 13 patents2020: 6 patents20202021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 148 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
10967989 Cessna tail-cone reinforcement angle splice, installation kit, and method for installation thereof 2021-04-06
10864999 Cessna tail-cone reinforcement angle splice, installation kit, and method for installation thereof 2020-12-15
10705203 Multi-elevational antenna systems and methods of use Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Lowell L. Wood, JR. 2020-07-07
10655883 Systems and methods for regulating an environmental variable within a target zone having multiple inhabitants Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Eun Young Hwang, Roderick A. Hyde, Tony S. Pan, Clarence T. Tegreene +1 more 2020-05-19
10575476 Reflective articles and methods for increasing photosynthesis Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Lowell L. Wood, JR. 2020-03-03
10575093 Portable electronic device directed audio emitter arrangement system and method Michael H. Baym, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord +2 more 2020-02-25
10531190 Portable electronic device directed audio system and method Michael H. Baym, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord +2 more 2020-01-07
10469830 Unauthorized viewer detection system and method Alistair K. Chan, William Gates, Daniel A. Gerrity, Pablos Holman, Roderick A. Hyde +10 more 2019-11-05
10449445 Feedback for enhanced situational awareness Ehren Brav, Alistair K. Chan, Michael Allan Schneider 2019-10-22
10371814 Systems and methods for detecting soil characteristics Alistair K. Chan, Roderick A. Hyde, Lowell L. Wood, JR. 2019-08-06
10348948 Mobile device for requesting the capture of an image Michael H. Baym, Roderick A. Hyde, Lowell L. Wood, JR. 2019-07-09
10301789 Biomass storage system Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Tony S. Pan, Lowell L. Wood, JR. 2019-05-28
10291983 Portable electronic device directed audio system and method Michael H. Baym, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord +2 more 2019-05-14
10199793 Method and system for pumping of an optical resonator Jeffrey A. Bowers, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Nathan Kundtz, Ruopeng Liu +7 more 2019-02-05
10184867 Systems and methods for helmet liner evaluation Alistair K. Chan, Geoffrey F. Deane, Philip A. Eckhoff, Bran Ferren, William Gates +15 more 2019-01-22
10181314 Portable electronic device directed audio targeted multiple user system and method Michael H. Baym, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord +2 more 2019-01-15
10181247 System and method for impact prediction and proximity warning Paul G. Allen, Philip V. Bayly, David L. Brody, Alistair K. Chan, Jesse R. Cheatham, III +15 more 2019-01-15
10171677 Systems and methods for monitoring sound during an in-building emergency Edward S. Boyden, Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Bran Ferren, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa +5 more 2019-01-01
10166466 Feedback for enhanced situational awareness Ehren Brav, Alistair K. Chan, Russell J. Hannigan, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa +9 more 2019-01-01
10165806 Systems for active coupling of airbags Roderick A. Hyde, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov 2019-01-01
10164274 Active cathode temperature control for metal-air batteries Roderick A. Hyde 2018-12-25
10154040 Systems, methods, and devices for gathering display device usage data Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Roderick A. Hyde, Stephen L. Malaska 2018-12-11
10146222 Driver training in an autonomous vehicle Alistair K. Chan, Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Hon Wah Chin, Roderick A. Hyde, David B. Tuckerman +1 more 2018-12-04
10134291 System and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft Alistair K. Chan, Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Eun Young Hwang, Roderick A. Hyde, Tony S. Pan +2 more 2018-11-20
10112710 Motor vehicle with captive aircraft Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Stephen L. Malaska, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Robert C. Petroski +2 more 2018-10-30