Sun Microsystems Inc.
🏢 View company profile →7,682Patents
758Active
7,682Granted
51Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jun 30, 1982 → Aug 29, 2016 · 752 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5802364A | Metadevice driver rename/exchange technique for a computer system incorporating a plurality of independent device drivers | Physics | 1,398 | Expired |
| US5887134A | System and method for preserving message order while employing both programmed I/O and DMA operations | Physics | 1,143 | Expired |
| US5761677A | Computer system method and apparatus providing for various versions of a file without requiring data copy or log operations | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,040 | Expired |
| US6677687B2 | System for distributing power in CPCI computer architecture | Electricity | 1,015 | Expired |
| US5812398A | Method and system for escrowed backup of hotelled world wide web sites | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,014 | Expired |
| US5530852A | Method for extracting profiles and topics from a first file written in a first markup language and generating files in different markup languages containing the profiles and topics for use in accessing data described by the profiles and topics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,012 | Expired |
| US6167402A | High performance message store | Physics | 1,000 | Expired |
| US5793365A | System and method providing a computer user interface enabling access to distributed workgroup members | Electricity | 979 | Expired |
| US6564228B1 | Method of enabling heterogeneous platforms to utilize a universal file system in a storage area network | Electricity | 976 | Expired |
| US5790974A | Portable calendaring device having perceptual agent managing calendar entries | Physics | 803 | Expired |
| US5138712A | Apparatus and method for licensing software on a network of computers | Electricity | 764 | Expired |
| US5761662A | Personalized information retrieval using user-defined profile | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 762 | Expired |
| US5706502A | Internet-enabled portfolio manager system and method | Physics | 741 | Expired |
| US6020881A | Graphical user interface with method and apparatus for interfacing to remote devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 720 | Expired |
| US6144938A | Voice user interface with personality | Electricity | 719 | Expired |
| US5524195A | Graphical user interface for interactive television with an animated agent | Electricity | 706 | Expired |
| US6487538B1 | Method and apparatus for local advertising | Physics | 684 | Expired |
| US5708709A | System and method for managing try-and-buy usage of application programs | Electricity | 654 | Expired |
| US6216227A | Multi-venue ticketing using smart cards | Physics | 617 | Expired |
| US5640569A | Diverse goods arbitration system and method for allocating resources in a distributed computer system | Physics | 592 | Expired |
| US5929850A | Interactive television system and method having on-demand web-like navigational capabilities for displaying requested hyperlinked web-like still images associated with television content | Electricity | 568 | Expired |
| US5416842A | Method and apparatus for key-management scheme for use with internet protocols at site firewalls | Electricity | 545 | Expired |
| US5548646A | System for signatureless transmission and reception of data packets between computer networks | Electricity | 533 | Expired |
| US6609198B1 | Log-on service providing credential level change without loss of session continuity | Physics | 533 | Expired |
| US4435792A | Raster memory manipulation apparatus | Physics | 519 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.