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David J. Kay — 35 Patents

Microsoft: 20 patents #1,724 of 40,388Top 5%
TCTegic Communications: 14 patents #3 of 34Top 9%
Seattle, WA: #554 of 21,776 inventorsTop 3%
Washington: #2,054 of 76,902 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #96,288 of 4,157,543Top 3%
35 Patents All Time
David J. Kay has been granted 35 US patents while listed as an inventor at Microsoft. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in July 2021. David J. Kay ranks #96,288 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.3%). Patent records list David J. Kay in Seattle, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1985 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 2015.peak 71985: 1 patents19852008: 1 patents2009: 3 patents20092010: 3 patents2011: 2 patents20112012: 3 patents2013: 2 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 7 patents20152016: 1 patents2017: 6 patents20172019: 1 patents2020: 2 patents20202021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 35 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11055739 Using environment and user data to deliver advertisements targeted to user interests, e.g. based on a single command Sundar Balasubramanian, Michael McSherry, Eric Jun Fu, Daniel Hendrick, Deepankar Katyal 2021-07-06 $144,229,000
10671813 Performing actions based on determined intent of messages Donni McCray, Brian Yee, Aaron Sheedy 2020-06-02 $14,984,000
10643235 Using environment and user data to deliver advertisements targeted to user interests, e.g. based on a single command Sundar Balasubramanian, Michael McSherry, Eric Jun Fu, Daniel Hendrick, Deepankar Katyal 2020-05-05 $43,842,000
10176803 Updating population language models based on changes made by user clusters Ethan R. Bradford, Simon Corston, Donni McCray, Keith Trnka 2019-01-08 $13,706,000
9760560 Correction of previous words and other user text input errors Simon Corston, Ethan R. Bradford, Donni McCray, Erland Unruh, Claes-Fredrik Mannby +1 more 2017-09-12 $5,326,000
9672818 Updating population language models based on changes made by user clusters Ethan R. Bradford, Simon Corston, Donni McCray, Keith Trnka 2017-06-06 $10,777,000
9639854 Voice-controlled information exchange platform, such as for providing information to supplement advertising Sundar Balasubramanian, Michael McSherry, Eric Jun Fu, Daniel Hendrick, Deepankar Katyal 2017-05-02 $7,210,000
9639855 Dynamic embedded recognizer and preloading on client devices grammars for recognizing user inquiries and responses Sundar Balasubramanian, Michael McSherry, Eric Jun Fu, Daniel Hendrick, Deepankar Katyal 2017-05-02 $7,210,000
9626695 Automatically presenting different user experiences, such as customized voices in automated communication systems Sundar Balasubramanian, Michael McSherry, Eric Jun Fu, Daniel Hendrick, Deepankar Katyal 2017-04-18 $4,006,000
9626355 Contextual prediction of user words and user actions Ethan R. Bradford, Michael R. Longe, Pim Van Meurs, Gaurav Tandon 2017-04-18 $4,006,000
9361292 Subscription updates in multiple device language models Andrew V. Phillips, Erland Unruh, Eric Jun Fu 2016-06-07 $6,383,000
9104312 Multimodal text input system, such as for use with touch screens on mobile phones Pim Van Meurs, Erland Unruh, Santosh Sharan, Gordon Kessler, Mayank Agarwal +1 more 2015-08-11 $15,965,000
9092419 Spell-check for a keyboard system with automatic correction Erland Unruh, Gaurav Tandon 2015-07-28 $10,290,000
9035884 Subscription updates in multiple device language models Andrew V. Phillips, Erland Unruh, Eric Jun Fu 2015-05-19 $5,958,000
8990738 Explicit character filtering of ambiguous text entry Ethan R. Bradford, Keith C. Hullfish, Pim Van Meurs, Michael R. Longe 2015-03-24 $3,714,000
8983849 Multiple device intelligent language model synchronization Andrew V. Phillips, Erland Unruh, Eric Jun Fu 2015-03-17 $26,363,000
8972905 Explicit character filtering of ambiguous text entry Ethan R. Bradford, Keith C. Hullfish, Pim Van Meurs, Michael R. Longe 2015-03-03 $6,577,000
8938688 Contextual prediction of user words and user actions Ethan R. Bradford, Michael R. Longe, Pim Van Meurs, Gaurav Tandon 2015-01-20 $12,866,000
8782568 Explicit character filtering of ambiguous text entry Ethan R. Bradford, Keith C. Hullfish, Pim Van Meurs, Michael R. Longe 2014-07-15 $5,097,000
8676779 Efficient storage and search of word lists and other text Erland Unruh 2014-03-18
8583087 Disambiguating ambiguous characters Michael R. Longe, Ethan R. Bradford, Pim Van Meurs 2013-11-12 $21,135,000
8381137 Explicit character filtering of ambiguous text entry Ethan R. Bradford, Keith C. Hullfish, Pim Meurs, Michael R. Longe 2013-02-19
8275362 Disambiguating ambiguous characters Michael R. Longe, Ethan R. Bradford, Pim Van Meurs 2012-09-25
8204921 Efficient storage and search of word lists and other text Erland Unruh 2012-06-19
8201087 Spell-check for a keyboard system with automatic correction Erland Unruh, Gaurav Tandon 2012-06-12