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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Joseph Adam Ruff — 34 Patents

Google: 23 patents #808 of 22,993Top 4%
Apple: 8 patents #3,866 of 18,612Top 25%
Microsoft: 2 patents #17,644 of 40,388Top 45%
San Jose, CA: #1,747 of 32,062 inventorsTop 6%
California: #14,619 of 386,348 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #100,737 of 4,157,543Top 3%
34 Patents All Time
Joseph Adam Ruff has been granted 34 US patents while listed as an inventor at Google. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in January 2020. Joseph Adam Ruff ranks #100,737 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.4%). Patent records list Joseph Adam Ruff in San Jose, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2001 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 8 patents in 2013.peak 82001: 2 patents20012002: 1 patents2003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents20052009: 1 patents2013: 8 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 3 patents20152016: 2 patents2017: 3 patents20172018: 4 patents2019: 4 patents20192020: 1 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 34 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10545517 Generating and implementing thermodynamic models of a structure Yoky Matsuoka, Mark Rajan Malhotra, Allen J. Minich 2020-01-28 $41,400,000
10481780 Adjusting proximity thresholds for activating a device user interface Jonathan Solnit, Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. 2019-11-19 $38,332,000
10416627 HVAC control system providing user efficiency-versus-comfort settings that is adaptable for both data-connected and data-unconnected scenarios Yoky Matsuoka, Mark Rajan Malhotra 2019-09-17 $38,215,000
10291986 Intelligent audio for physical spaces Michael Plitkins, Terrin Eager, Steve Hales, Mark Deggeller, Mihnea Calin Pacurariu 2019-05-14
10241484 Intelligent controller providing time to target state Yoky Matsuoka, Rangoli Sharan, Mark D. Stefanski 2019-03-26 $23,171,000
10151501 Thermostat facilitating user-friendly installation thereof Anthony M. Fadell, Yoky Matsuoka, Matthew Lee Rogers, David Sloo, Michael Plitkins +1 more 2018-12-11 $28,843,000
9910449 Generating and implementing thermodynamic models of a structure Yoky Matsuoka, Mark Rajan Malhotra, Allen J. Minich 2018-03-06 $24,514,000
9910577 Prospective determination of processor wake-up conditions in energy buffered HVAC control unit having a preconditioning feature Mark D. Stefanski, Anthony M. Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers, Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr., Andrea Mucignat +1 more 2018-03-06 $24,514,000
9857238 Thermodynamic model generation and implementation using observed HVAC and/or enclosure characteristics Kara Malhotra, Yoky Matsuoka, Mark Rajan Malhotra, Allen J. Minich 2018-01-02 $21,262,000
9746198 Intelligent environmental control system Yoky Matsuoka, Mark Rajan Malhotra 2017-08-29 $14,064,000
9702579 Strategic reduction of power usage in multi-sensing, wirelessly communicating learning thermostat Daniel Adam Warren, Grant M. Erickson, Andrea Mucignat, Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr., Joseph E. Palmer +1 more 2017-07-11 $18,087,000
9684317 Thermostat facilitating user-friendly installation thereof Anthony M. Fadell, Yoky Matsuoka, Matthew Lee Rogers, David Sloo, Michael Plitkins +1 more 2017-06-20 $18,308,000
9448568 Intelligent controller providing time to target state Yoky Matsuoka, Rangoli Sharan, Mark D. Stefanski 2016-09-20 $14,279,000
9261289 Adjusting proximity thresholds for activating a device user interface Jonathan Solnit, Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. 2016-02-16 $15,808,000
9026254 Strategic reduction of power usage in multi-sensing, wirelessly communicating learning thermostat Daniel Adam Warren, Grant M. Erickson, Andrea Mucignat, Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr., Joseph E. Palmer +1 more 2015-05-05 $11,197,000
9002526 Intelligent controller for an environmental control system Yoky Matsuoka, Mark Rajan Malhotra 2015-04-07 $9,663,000
8942853 Prospective determination of processor wake-up conditions in energy buffered HVAC control unit Mark D. Stefanski, Anthony M. Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers, Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr., Andrea Mucignat +1 more 2015-01-27 $10,772,000
8761946 Intelligent controller providing time to target state Yoky Matsuoka, Rangoli Sharan, Mark D. Stefanski 2014-06-24
8757507 Thermostat facilitating user-friendly installation thereof Anthony M. Fadell, Yoky Matsuoka, Matthew Lee Rogers, David Sloo, Michael Plitkins +1 more 2014-06-24
8560128 Adjusting proximity thresholds for activating a device user interface Jonathan Solnit, Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. 2013-10-15
8554376 Intelligent controller for an environmental control system Yoky Matsuoka, Mark Rajan Malhotra 2013-10-08
8532827 Prospective determination of processor wake-up conditions in energy buffered HVAC control unit Mark D. Stefanski, Anthony M. Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers, Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr., Andrea Mucignat +1 more 2013-09-10
8531480 Data-driven layout engine Robert G. Johnston, Jr., Robert R. Ulrich 2013-09-10 $96,051,000
8515762 Markup language-based selection and utilization of recognizers for utterance processing Andrew K. Krumel, Pierre-Alexandre Masse 2013-08-20 $25,328,000
8504621 Facilitating a decision-making process Robert P. Starling, Michael D. Trinkala, Karen M. Cross, Brandon William Porter, Gary Clayton 2013-08-06 $23,592,000