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Joseph B. Gault — 56 Patents

Microsoft: 33 patents #717 of 40,388Top 2%
Xerox: 17 patents #827 of 8,622Top 10%
AFApplied Science Fiction: 2 patents #6 of 31Top 20%
Eastman Kodak: 2 patents #3,607 of 8,114Top 45%
Seattle, WA: #243 of 21,776 inventorsTop 2%
Washington: #903 of 76,902 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #44,020 of 4,157,543Top 2%
56 Patents All Time
Joseph B. Gault has been granted 56 US patents while listed as an inventor at Microsoft. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in December 2025. Joseph B. Gault ranks #44,020 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.1%). Patent records list Joseph B. Gault in Seattle, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2002 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2015.peak 62002: 1 patents20022003: 1 patents2005: 2 patents20052009: 1 patents2010: 3 patents20102011: 3 patents2012: 4 patents20122013: 2 patents2014: 4 patents20142015: 6 patents2016: 1 patents20162017: 4 patents2018: 4 patents20182019: 4 patents2020: 3 patents20202021: 6 patents2022: 1 patents20222023: 2 patents2024: 1 patents20242025: 3 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 56 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12507756 Article of footwear with liner having external ground plane Jamian R. Cobbett, Paul Nicholas Cox, Robert G. LeGaye, Phillip Meneau, Summer L. Schneider 2025-12-30
12436560 Electronic device with torque-optional hinge Chee Chun Yee, Brian Bitz, Beau Tomas SQUIRE, Ryan Behn, Michael Gordon Oldani +1 more 2025-10-07
12352076 Magnetic closure system for a device Aseem Singla 2025-07-08
12079045 Fabric hinged device Brian Bitz, Whitney Anne REED, Bernard T. Selting, Michael Gordon Oldani, Le Chang 2024-09-03 $243,844,000
11744058 Systems and methods for manufacturing electronic device housings Zhicong Yao, HAN-YU LI, Scott Douglas Bowers, Massood NIKKHAH 2023-08-29 $347,832,000
11630489 Computing device with stylus retention Nathan Michael THOME, Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin, Kaitlyn Schoeck, Aseem Singla 2023-04-18 $365,003,000
11486535 Compact leaf spring assemblies Craig Crandall Schoof, Brian Bitz, Scott Douglas Bowers 2022-11-01 $193,551,000
11119535 Opening force control for foldable electronic devices Madeleine Marie Haworth, Brittany Barbara, John Charles Meyer, Matthew T. Condon, Anthony G. Picardo +4 more 2021-09-14 $197,424,000
11061442 Virtual pivot hinge with sliding friction coupler Brian Bitz 2021-07-13 $194,223,000
11054862 Undocking assist mechanisms and methods of use Anthony E. Hillyerd, Scott Douglas Bowers, Justin Lind, John Campbell 2021-07-06 $198,321,000
10968673 Low-pressure friction hinge Karsten Aagaard, Eric Paul Witt, Brian Bitz, John Campbell 2021-04-06 $204,677,000
10942547 Indexed sequential lock Scott Douglas Bowers, Anthony E. Hillyerd, Yazan Aldehayyat, Duane Martin Evans 2021-03-09 $234,441,000
10921863 Virtual pivot hinge with multi-part friction linkage Brian Bitz 2021-02-16 $170,991,000
10794093 Method of optimizing memory wire actuator energy output Scott Douglas Bowers 2020-10-06 $143,945,000
10613582 Docking mechanisms and methods of restraining two portions of a computing device David I. Rosen, Cesar Ambriz Rios, Anthony E. Hillyerd 2020-04-07 $77,706,000
10571974 Locking mechanism Scott Douglas Bowers, John Campbell, Anthony E. Hillyerd, Yazan Aldehayyat, Karsten Aagaard +1 more 2020-02-25 $60,478,000
10445533 Method of optimizing memory wire actuator energy output Scott Douglas Bowers 2019-10-15 $42,745,000
10345851 Device with a rotatable display Daniel C. Park, Jim Wahl, Robyn Rebecca Reed McLaughlin, Steve Klein, Anthony J. Hewett +7 more 2019-07-09 $59,744,000
10331175 Locking mechanism Scott Douglas Bowers, John Campbell, Anthony E. Hillyerd, Yazan Aldehayyat, Karsten Aagaard +1 more 2019-06-25 $55,928,000
10303214 Docking mechanisms and methods of restraining two portions of a computing device David I. Rosen, Cesar Ambriz Rios, Anthony E. Hillyerd 2019-05-28 $58,441,000
10133315 Indexed sequential lock Scott Douglas Bowers, Anthony E. Hillyerd, Yazan Aldehayyat, Duane Martin Evans 2018-11-20 $52,450,000
10120420 Lockable display and techniques enabling use of lockable displays Steven Bathiche, Panos Costa Panay, Ralf Groene, Andrew W. Hill 2018-11-06 $83,233,000
10025352 Locking mechanisms in hybrid electronic devices Edward C. Giaimo, III, Harold Franklin Talbot-Mantooth, Scott Douglas Bowers 2018-07-17 $45,003,000
10014629 Electro-mechanical locking mechanism Scott Douglas Bowers, Ivan Andrew McCracken, Andrew W. Hill 2018-07-03 $70,231,000
9846438 Electronic compensated pivot control Bernard K. Rihn, Avi R. Geiger, Andrew W. Hill, Stephen C. Klein 2017-12-19 $62,301,000