Microsoft Corporation
30,299Patents
18,084Active
30,299Granted
60Portfolio score
Filing activity: Mar 21, 1985 → Dec 19, 2024 · 13,328 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7630501B2 | System and method for calibration of an acoustic system | Electricity | 1,479 | Active |
| US7295548B2 | Method and system for disaggregating audio/visual components | Electricity | 1,451 | Expired |
| US7289976B2 | Easy-to-use data report specification | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,412 | Expired |
| US5883810A | Electronic online commerce card with transactionproxy number for online transactions | Physics | 1,375 | Expired |
| US6052735A | Electronic mail object synchronization between a desktop computer and mobile device | Electricity | 1,352 | Expired |
| US5880731A | Use of avatars with automatic gesturing and bounded interaction in on-line chat session | Physics | 1,263 | Expired |
| US5616876A | System and methods for selecting music on the basis of subjective content | Physics | 1,212 | Expired |
| US6240555A | Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs | Electricity | 1,200 | Expired |
| US5774668A | System for on-line service in which gateway computer uses service map which includes loading condition of servers broadcasted by application servers for load balancing | Electricity | 1,189 | Expired |
| US7378817B2 | Inductive power adapter | Electricity | 1,090 | Expired |
| US6000832A | Electronic online commerce card with customer generated transaction proxy number for online transactions | Physics | 1,036 | Expired |
| US7375493B2 | Inductive battery charger | Physics | 1,015 | Expired |
| USD607010S1 | Icon for a portion of a display screen | General | 952 | Expired |
| US5815665A | System and method for providing trusted brokering services over a distributed network | Electricity | 930 | Expired |
| USD604325S1 | Animated image for a portion of a display screen | General | 906 | Expired |
| USD552623S1 | User interface for a portion of a display screen | General | 905 | Expired |
| USD650789S1 | Display screen with in-process indicator | General | 902 | Expired |
| US6161130A | "Technique which utilizes a probabilistic classifier to detect ""junk"" e-mail by automatically updating a training and re-training the classifier based on the updated training set" | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 896 | Expired |
| US6025837A | Electronic program guide with hyperlinks to target resources | Electricity | 889 | Expired |
| USD341848S | Typeface | General | 878 | Expired |
| US6112186A | Distributed system for facilitating exchange of user information and opinion using automated collaborative filtering | Electricity | 872 | Expired |
| US5790677A | System and method for secure electronic commerce transactions | Electricity | 869 | Expired |
| USD819684S1 | Display screen with graphical user interface | General | 868 | Active |
| USD600712S1 | Icon for a display screen | General | 865 | Expired |
| USD782530S1 | Display screen with animated graphical user interface | General | 846 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.