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Stephan Hoefnagels — 58 Patents

Microsoft: 58 patents #254 of 40,388Top 1%
Seattle, WA: #224 of 21,776 inventorsTop 2%
Washington: #842 of 76,902 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #41,319 of 4,157,543Top 1%
58 Patents All Time
Stephan Hoefnagels has been granted 58 US patents while listed as an inventor at Microsoft. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in March 2020. Stephan Hoefnagels ranks #41,319 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.99%). Patent records list Stephan Hoefnagels in Seattle, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 19 patents in 2009.peak 192006: 3 patents20062007: 10 patents2009: 19 patents20092010: 5 patents2012: 5 patents20122013: 5 patents2014: 2 patents20142015: 1 patents2016: 2 patents20162017: 1 patents2018: 1 patents20182019: 2 patents2020: 2 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 58 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10606615 Destination list associated with an application launcher Rebecca Deutsch, Benjamin A. Betz, Andrew Jennings, Patrice L. Miner 2020-03-31 $74,701,000
10606564 Companion window experience Jonathan Ian Gordner, Josh A. Clow, Colin Jeanne, Alexander R. Allen, Kenneth G. Parker +3 more 2020-03-31 $74,701,000
10489044 Rich drag drop user interface Charles Cummins, Cornelis K. Van Dok, David G. De Vorchik, Timothy P. McKee, Tyler K. Beam 2019-11-26 $66,445,000
10394417 Surfacing and management of window-specific controls Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Bret P. Anderson 2019-08-27 $69,371,000
10126911 Predictive cursor interaction Aaron J. Sauve, Anthony T. Chor 2018-11-13 $53,648,000
9612847 Destination list associated with an application launcher Rebecca Deutsch, Benjamin A. Betz, Andrew Jennings, Patrice L. Miner 2017-04-04 $38,196,000
9354800 Rich drag drop user interface Charles Cummins, Cornelis K. Van Dok, David G. De Vorchik, Timothy P. McKee, Tyler K. Beam 2016-05-31 $40,945,000
9239667 Arranging display areas utilizing enhanced window states David A. Matthews, Mohamed Sadek, Ivan Brugiolo, Patrice L. Miner 2016-01-19
9223466 Predictive cursor interaction Aaron J. Sauve, Anthony T. Chor 2015-12-29 $41,518,000
8719727 Managing an immersive environment David A. Matthews, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Rolf A. Ebeling, Nils A. Sundelin, Bret P. Anderson +3 more 2014-05-06 $28,438,000
8688750 Systems, methods, and user interfaces for storing, searching, navigating, and retrieving electronic information Christopher A. Evans, David R. Parlin, Jason F. Moore, Lyon Wong, Relja Ivanovic +3 more 2014-04-01 $35,800,000
8499254 Surfacing and management of window-specific controls Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Bret P. Anderson 2013-07-30 $35,826,000
8490019 Displaying thumbnail copies of each running item from one or more applications Robert J. Jarrett, Bret P. Anderson, Chaitanya Dev Sareen 2013-07-16 $16,054,000
8490026 Painting user controls Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Rob Jarrett, Jared C. Simpson, Bret P. Anderson 2013-07-16 $16,054,000
8375335 Computer input control for specifying scope with explicit exclusions Lyon Wong, Timothy P. McKee, Chris Guzak, David G. De Vorchik, Benjamin A. Betz 2013-02-12 $17,029,000
8356258 Arranging display areas utilizing enhanced window states David A. Matthews, Mohamed Sadek, Ivan Brugiolo 2013-01-15 $36,488,000
8327286 Unifying application launchers and switchers Rebecca Deutsch, Benjamin A. Betz, Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Bret P. Anderson, Robert J. Jarrett 2012-12-04 $15,162,000
8290997 File handling for naming conflicts Christopher S. Davis, David R. Johnson, Robert F. Day, Timothy P. McKee 2012-10-16 $18,516,000
8195646 Systems, methods, and user interfaces for storing, searching, navigating, and retrieving electronic information Christopher A. Evans, David R. Parlin, Jason F. Moore, Lyon Wong, Relja Ivanovic +3 more 2012-06-05 $14,199,000
8127253 Predictive cursor interaction Aaron J. Sauve, Anthony T. Chor 2012-02-28 $31,159,000
8108430 Carousel control for metadata navigation and assignment Lyon Wong, Relja Ivanovic, David G. De Vorchik, Paul Cutsinger 2012-01-31 $19,052,000
7844645 File handling for naming conflicts Christopher S. Davis, David R. Johnson, Robert F. Day, Timothy P. McKee 2010-11-30 $23,766,000
7774322 File transfer error handling Christopher S. Davis, David R. Johnson, Robert F. Day, Timothy P. McKee 2010-08-10 $15,662,000
7665028 Rich drag drop user interface Charles Cummins, Cornelis K. Van Dok, David G. De Vorchik, Timothy P. McKee, Tyler K. Beam 2010-02-16 $17,946,000
7650575 Rich drag drop user interface Charles Cummins, Cornelis K. Van Dok, David G. De Vorchik, Timothy P. McKee, Tyler K. Beam 2010-01-19 $36,771,000