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William Gates — 176 Patents

IVIntellectual Ventures: 113 patents #19 of 232Top 9%
TIThe Invention Science Fund I: 35 patents #36 of 149Top 25%
TOTokitae: 17 patents #11 of 123Top 9%
Microsoft: 3 patents #13,486 of 40,388Top 35%
SESearete: 2 patents #39 of 63Top 65%
DSDeep Science: 1 patents #29 of 34Top 90%
GEGearbox: 1 patents #38 of 47Top 85%
Bellevue, WA: #16 of 6,950 inventorsTop 1%
Washington: #77 of 76,902 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #4,469 of 4,157,543Top 1%
176 Patents All Time
William Gates has been granted 176 US patents while listed as an inventor at Intellectual Ventures. The first was granted in 2009 and the most recent in December 2020. William Gates ranks #4,469 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.11%). Patent records list William Gates in Bellevue, WA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 176 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10875525 Ability enhancement Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Roderick A. Hyde +14 more 2020-12-29 $251,937,000
10733396 Systems and methods for scanning a user environment and evaluating data of interest Daniel A. Gerrity, Pablos Holman, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K.Y. Jung +11 more 2020-08-04
10671168 Tactile feedback generated by non-linear interaction of surface acoustic waves Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Nathan P. Myhrvold +4 more 2020-06-02
10665332 Systems and methods for facilitating physiological data collection prior to appointment Alistair K. Chan, Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Joel Cherkis, Paul H. Dietz, Tom Driscoll +18 more 2020-05-26
10606989 Computational systems and methods for verifying personal information during transactions Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +12 more 2020-03-31
10546295 Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +12 more 2020-01-28
10546306 Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +12 more 2020-01-28
10523618 Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +12 more 2019-12-31
10469830 Unauthorized viewer detection system and method Alistair K. Chan, William D. Duncan, Daniel A. Gerrity, Pablos Holman, Roderick A. Hyde +10 more 2019-11-05
10455284 Dynamic customization and monetization of audio-visual content Daniel A. Gerrity, Paul Holman, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare +9 more 2019-10-22
10402637 Autogenerating video from text Alistair K. Chan, Pablos Holman, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare +4 more 2019-09-03
10263936 Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +12 more 2019-04-16
10237613 Methods and systems for viewing dynamically customized audio-visual content Daniel A. Gerrity, Paul Holman, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare +9 more 2019-03-19
10235737 Interactive surgical drape, system, and related methods Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Joel Cherkis, Paul H. Dietz, Tom Driscoll, Roderick A. Hyde +17 more 2019-03-19
10226219 Interactive surgical drape, system, and related methods Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Joel Cherkis, Paul H. Dietz, Tom Driscoll, Roderick A. Hyde +17 more 2019-03-12
10198729 Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +12 more 2019-02-05
10185814 Computational systems and methods for verifying personal information during transactions Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +12 more 2019-01-22
10184867 Systems and methods for helmet liner evaluation Alistair K. Chan, Geoffrey F. Deane, William D. Duncan, Philip A. Eckhoff, Bran Ferren +15 more 2019-01-22
10169339 Context-sensitive query enrichment Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +10 more 2019-01-01
10163403 Systems and methods for producing narrowband images Erez Lieberman Aiden, Philip A. Eckhoff, Peter L. Hagelstein, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare +6 more 2018-12-25
10134342 Systems and methods for producing narrowband images Erez Lieberman Aiden, Philip A. Eckhoff, Peter L. Hagelstein, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare +6 more 2018-11-20
10119592 Vehicle drivetrain with active magnetic bearings Geoffrey F. Deane, Philip A. Eckhoff, Bran Ferren, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde +12 more 2018-11-06
10079811 Computational systems and methods for encrypting data for anonymous storage Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Xeudong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung +12 more 2018-09-18
10079929 Determining threats based on information from road-based devices in a transportation-related context Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Roderick A. Hyde +14 more 2018-09-18 $107,363,000
10074879 Instrumented fluid-surfaced electrode Geoffrey F. Deane, Bran Ferren, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa +9 more 2018-09-11