NeXT Computer, Inc.
23Patents
0Active
23Granted
34Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jun 30, 1988 → Aug 29, 2002
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5481721A | Method for providing automatic and dynamic translation of object oriented programming language-based message passing into operation system message passing using proxy objects | Physics | 209 | Expired |
| US5146556A | System and method for managing graphic images | Physics | 206 | Expired |
| US5159632A | Method and apparatus for public key exchange in a cryptographic system | Physics | 135 | Expired |
| US6526174B1 | Method and apparatus for video compression using block and wavelet techniques | Electricity | 129 | Expired |
| US5355483A | Asynchronous garbage collection | Physics | 95 | Expired |
| US5271061A | Method and apparatus for public key exchange in a cryptographic system | Physics | 93 | Expired |
| US5410691A | Method and apparatus for providing a network configuration database | Electricity | 93 | Expired |
| US5163130A | System and method for configuring a graphic interface | Physics | 78 | Expired |
| US6704744B1 | Method and apparatus for mapping objects to multiple tables of a database | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Expired |
| US5313624A | DRAM multiplexer | Physics | 74 | Expired |
| US5184124A | Method and apparatus for compressing and storing pixels | Physics | 67 | Expired |
| US5664170A | Flexible distributed network database containing configuration information for a network divided into domains | Electricity | 60 | Expired |
| US5463690A | Method and apparatus for public key exchange in a cryptographic system | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US5432937A | Method and apparatus for architecture independent executable files | Physics | 45 | Expired |
| US5459863A | Method of maintaining data integrity in a network database | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| USD317760S | Computer monitor stand | General | 23 | Expired |
| USD331227S | Computer housing | General | 16 | Expired |
| USD318265S | Connector for a computer cable | General | 11 | Expired |
| USD317291S | Connector for a computer cable | General | 10 | Expired |
| US6466992B2 | Method for providing stand-in objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| USD319461S | Computer printer | General | 1 | Expired |
| US6513072B1 | Method for associating data bearing objects with user interface objects | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US6820268B2 | Method for associating data bearing objects with user interface objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.