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Barton A. Smith — 29 Patents

IBM: 26 patents #4,017 of 70,183Top 6%
Globalfoundries: 2 patents #1,397 of 4,424Top 35%
LPLenovo (Singapore) Pte.: 1 patents #1,155 of 1,301Top 90%
Campbell, CA: #161 of 2,187 inventorsTop 8%
California: #18,137 of 386,348 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #127,851 of 4,157,543Top 4%
29 Patents All Time
Barton A. Smith has been granted 29 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in May 2019. Barton A. Smith ranks #127,851 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.1%). Patent records list Barton A. Smith in Campbell, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1998 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1999.peak 41998: 1 patents19981999: 4 patents2001: 4 patents20012002: 1 patents2003: 3 patents20032004: 2 patents2006: 1 patents20062010: 1 patents2011: 2 patents20112013: 2 patents2014: 2 patents20142016: 3 patents2018: 2 patents20182019: 1 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 29 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10282460 Mapping relationships using electronic communications data Fei Wang, Wei Zhang, Michelle X. Zhou 2019-05-07 $2,760,000
10127300 Mapping relationships using electronic communications data Fei Wang, Wei Zhang, Michelle X. Zhou 2018-11-13 $2,931,000
9922295 Method for evolving shared to-do lists into business processes Stephen Dill, James Lin, Thomas P. Moran 2018-03-20 $2,525,000
9491257 Facilitation of social interactions Christian B. Kau, Anuj Kumar 2016-11-08 $4,991,000
9454781 Ranking and recommendation of online content Hernan Badenes, Tara L. Matthews 2016-09-27 $4,099,000
9344518 Facilitation of social interactions Christian B. Kau, Anuj Kumar 2016-05-17 $1,734,000
8639560 Brand analysis using interactions with search result items Eser Kandogan, Jalal U. Mahmud 2014-01-28 $3,630,000
8639559 Brand analysis using interactions with search result items Eser Kandogan, Jalal U. Mahmud 2014-01-28 $3,630,000
8542195 Method for optimization of soft keyboards for multiple languages Xiaojun Bi, Shumin Zhai 2013-09-24 $6,780,000
8446667 Contact microscope using point source illumination Thomas G. Zimmerman 2013-05-21 $6,083,000
8027083 Contact microscope using point source illumination Thomas G. Zimmerman 2011-09-27 $6,526,000
7936501 Contact microscope using point source illumination Thomas Zimmerman 2011-05-03 $5,933,000
7769018 Establishing two or more simultaneous channels of communication with a user Min Yin, Shumin Zhai 2010-08-03 $4,325,000
7088343 Edge touchpad input device Shumin Zhai 2006-08-08
6819219 Method for biometric-based authentication in wireless communication for access control Rudolf Maarten Bolle, Sharon L. Nunes, Sharathchandra U. Pankanti, Nalini K. Ratha, Thomas G. Zimmerman 2004-11-16 $5,414,000
6703570 Digital pen using ultrasonic tracking Gregory Fraser Russell, Thomas G. Zimmerman 2004-03-09 $11,976,000
6614421 Keyboard having buttons positioned for operation by heel of hand Edwin Joseph Selker, Todd C. Wyant 2003-09-02 $11,479,000
6592039 Digital pen using interferometry for relative and absolute pen position Thomas G. Zimmerman 2003-07-15 $18,764,000
6593912 Electro-mechanical transducer for six degrees of freedom input and output Thomas G. Zimmerman 2003-07-15 $18,764,000
6437772 Capacitive pointing stick apparatus with floating conductive cone for symbol manipulation in a graphical user interface Thomas G. Zimmerman 2002-08-20 $9,830,000
6195082 Low noise circuit board for trackpoint pointing device Kim Wesley May, Edwin Joseph Selker 2001-02-27 $24,775,000
6188390 Keyboard having third button for multimode operation Edwin Joseph Selker, Shumin Zhai 2001-02-13 $30,258,000
6184865 Capacitive pointing stick apparatus for symbol manipulation in a graphical user interface Thomas G. Zimmerman 2001-02-06 $23,051,000
6184867 Input for three dimensional navigation using two joysticks Eser Kandogan, Shumin Zhai 2001-02-06 $23,051,000
5894282 Floating triangle analog-to-digital conversion system and method Jonathan Noble Betts, John Haggis, Edwin Joseph Selker 1999-04-13 $29,035,000