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Mircosoft Corporation

21Patents
10Active
21Granted
44Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 2, 1993 → Nov 2, 2009 · 9 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8006180B2 Spell checking in network browser based applications Physics 309 Active
US7933344B2 OFDMA based on cognitive radio Electricity 184 Active
USD539810S1 Icon for a portion of a display screen General 104 Expired
US5521597A Data compression for network transport Physics 84 Expired
USD540813S1 Icon for a portion of a display screen General 58 Expired
USD540345S1 Icon for a portion of a display screen General 51 Expired
US6981227B1 Systems and methods for a dimmable user interface Physics 36 Expired
US8024383B2 Fat directory structure for use in transaction safe file Physics 21 Active
USD539808S1 Image for a portion of a display screen General 19 Expired
USD537831S1 Key configuration for an input device General 18 Expired
US7996338B2 Combining predictive models of forgetting, relevance, and cost of interruption to guide automated reminding Physics 11 Active
USD539301S1 Animated image for a portion of a display screen General 10 Expired
US5920843A Signal parameter track time slice control point, step duration, and staircase delta determination, for synthesizing audio by plural functional components Physics 10 Expired
US7206737B2 Pen tip language and language palette Physics 6 Expired
US7427771B2 Universal gates for ising TQFT via time-tilted interferometry Physics 4 Active
US7933670B2 Maintaining music playback Human Necessities 3 Active
US7715630B2 Interfacing with ink Physics 2 Expired
US7747864B2 DVD identification and managed copy authorization Physics 2 Active
US8626479B2 Client load simulation framework Physics 0 Active
US8659505B2 Auxiliary display device driver interface Physics 0 Active
US7937426B2 Interval generation for numeric data Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.