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John Jacob Nelson — 27 Patents

Microsoft: 8 patents #5,580 of 40,388Top 15%
UNUnknown: 7 patents #1,646 of 83,584Top 2%
Abbott: 2 patents #3,029 of 5,509Top 55%
WHWhatnot: 2 patents #2 of 14Top 15%
FPFreudenberg-Nok General Partnership: 1 patents #70 of 160Top 45%
Meta: 1 patents #4,137 of 6,845Top 65%
PRPackage Research: 1 patents #3 of 4Top 75%
SOSoftub: 1 patents #6 of 11Top 55%
Redmond, WA: #371 of 8,547 inventorsTop 5%
Washington: #3,049 of 76,902 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
John Jacob Nelson has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Microsoft. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in November 2024. John Jacob Nelson ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list John Jacob Nelson in Redmond, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1993 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 1993.peak 51993: 5 patents19931994: 2 patents1995: 2 patents19951996: 4 patents2000: 1 patents20002012: 2 patents2013: 2 patents20132016: 1 patents2017: 2 patents20172018: 1 patents2019: 3 patents20192020: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12135909 Synchronization of disparity camera Turhan Karadeniz, Tamer Elazhary, Dong-Qing Zhang, Yujia Huang, Cameron M. Lee 2024-11-05 $1,571,494,000
10739986 Circuit board for an input device Xiaoyue Xie, Rahul Marwah, Ivan Andrew McCracken, David Otto Whitt, III 2020-08-11 $116,675,000
10394340 Backlit illumination of electronics Tao Liu, Jingyu Zou 2019-08-27 $69,371,000
10359848 Input device haptics and pressure sensing Andrew E. Winter, Brian R. Cox, Launnie K. E. Ginn, David Otto Whitt, III, Aric A. Fitz-Coy +2 more 2019-07-23 $89,396,000
10216285 Backlit illumination of electronics Tao Liu, Jingyu Zou 2019-02-26 $52,330,000
10042545 Touch input in a circuit board Xiaoyue Xie, Rahul Marwah, Ivan Andrew McCracken, David Otto Whitt, III 2018-08-07 $49,974,000
9785339 Touch input device in a circuit board Xiaoyue Xie, Rahul Marwah, Ivan Andrew McCracken, David Otto Whitt, III 2017-10-10 $29,796,000
9720453 Fabric adhesion to an apparatus Ivan Andrew McCracken, David Otto Whitt, III, Timothy C. Shaw, Rahul Marwah, Thomas Joseph Longo +1 more 2017-08-01 $22,358,000
9448631 Input device haptics and pressure sensing Andrew E. Winter, Brian R. Cox, Launnie K. E. Ginn, David Otto Whitt, III, Aric A. Fitz-Coy +2 more 2016-09-20 $35,738,000
8480598 Guide wire with soldered multilayer coil member David H. Burkett, Wayne E. Cornish 2013-07-09 $14,335,000
8480597 Color coded guide wire and methods of making same Wayne E. Cornish, Travis R. Yribarren, Carl P. Frick, Jessica Saenz, Emmanuel C. Biagtan +6 more 2013-07-09 $14,335,000
8137065 Aerogenerator having means for maintaining vane unit horizontal Chris Wilson, Michael A. Baker 2012-03-20
8134248 Aerogenerator having rotation support unit for facilitating rotation of rotational body Chris Wilson, Michael A. Baker 2012-03-13
6066253 Spa or pool water filtering apparatus Carsten H. Idland 2000-05-23
D375986 Remote controlled movable ball amusement device William T. Wilkinson 1996-11-26
5527253 Combination twister and stepper exercise device William T. Wilkinson 1996-06-18
5492521 Universal twister for mounting on the frame of a treadmill or other exercise device William T. Wilkinson 1996-02-20
5480365 Foldable handlebar for exercise machine Christopher Lundin 1996-01-02
5460586 Universal adaptable adjustable arm exercise device to supplement leg exercising William T. Wilkinson 1995-10-24
D362118 Pet toothbrush 1995-09-12
5329898 Shaft seal and bore assembly Lawrence E. Bell 1994-07-19
5284461 Combination twister and stepper exercise device William T. Wilkinson 1994-02-08
D341403 Wrist exerciser William T. Wilkinson 1993-11-16
5258166 Sterilizable roll-up tray case Thomas F. Janzer 1993-11-02
5253787 Fluid dispenser with tiltable dispensing nozzle and sealing membrane William T. Wilkinson 1993-10-19