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William T. Flora — 11 Patents

Microsoft: 11 patents #3,886 of 40,388Top 10%
Seattle, WA: #2,698 of 21,776 inventorsTop 15%
Washington: #9,483 of 76,902 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
William T. Flora has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at Microsoft. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in July 2021. William T. Flora ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list William T. Flora in Seattle, WA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11061939 Dynamic awareness involving location Kevin Shields, Bret P. O'Rourke, John Mark Miller, Eric P. Wilfrid, Nigel Keam +4 more 2021-07-13 $194,223,000
10331708 Dynamic awareness involving location Kevin Shields, Bret P. O'Rourke, John Mark Miller, Eric P. Wilfrid, Nigel Keam +4 more 2019-06-25 $55,928,000
9411434 User interface for operating a computer from a distance Kathryn L. Parker, Jeffrey C. Fong, Mark Gibson, Mark D. MacKenzie, Molly Scoville Rhoten +4 more 2016-08-09 $42,929,000
8370744 User interface for operating a computer from a distance Kathryn L. Parker, Jeffrey C. Fong, Mark Gibson, Mark D. MacKenzie, Molly Scoville Rhoten +4 more 2013-02-05 $10,554,000
8117094 Distribution channels and monetizing Boyd C. Multerer, Bret P. O'Rourke, John Mark Miller, Eric P. Wilfrid, Nigel Keam +6 more 2012-02-14 $18,405,000
7761812 Media user interface gallery control Bojana Ostojic, Christopher A. Glein, Mark Gibson, William H. Vong, Benjamin N Alton +1 more 2010-07-20 $20,395,000
D527375 Remote control device Jeffrey C. Fong 2006-08-29
6714215 System and method for displaying media interactively on a video display device Robert Edward Parkin, Christopher R. Fox, Gregory R. Slayden 2004-03-30 $125,001,000
6664979 Aggregation of system settings into objects Kevin Michael Schofield, Daniel Plastina, Joyce A. Grauman, Mark A. Malamud, David A. Barnes +7 more 2003-12-16 $90,281,000
6122558 Aggregation of system settings into objects David A. Barnes, Joyce A. Grauman, Renee Marceau, Virginia E. Howlett, Kevin Michael Schofield +6 more 2000-09-19 $463,534,000
5914717 Methods and system for providing fly out menus Robert A. Kleewein 1999-06-22 $521,318,000