Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Alan Snyder

20Patents
10h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1995 → Jun 24, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6157953A Authentication and access control in a management console program for managing services in a computer network Electricity 270 Expired
US5692183A Methods and apparatus for providing transparent persistence in a distributed object operating environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US6219700A Method and apparatus for managing services in a computer network from a central console Electricity 81 Expired
US5630136A Method and apparatus for serializing access to multithreading unsafe resources Physics 50 Expired
US6353860B1 Methods and apparatus for managing collections of objects Physics 39 Expired
US5848419A Methods and apparatus for providing transparent persistence in a distributed object operating environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5991823A Low overhead object adaptor Physics 34 Expired
US6161147A Methods and apparatus for managing objects and processes in a distributed object operating environment Physics 25 Expired
US5789118A Method and apparatus for precision determination of phase-shift in a phase-shifted reticle Physics 23 Expired
US6640255B1 Method and apparatus for generation and installation of distributed objects on a distributed object system Physics 21 Expired
US9344849B2 Methods and systems for locating persons and places with mobile devices Electricity 6 Active
US6941556B1 Method and system for type identification for multiple object interfaces in a distributed object environment Physics 5 Expired
US6473806B1 Methods and apparatus for managing objects and processes in a distributed object operating environment Physics 4 Expired
US7570641B2 Techniques for watermarking and distributing content Electricity 3 Active
US10057719B2 Methods and systems for locating persons and places with mobile devices Electricity 3 Active
US10455359B2 Methods for location of persons using beaconing sequences Electricity 1 Active
US11998688B2 Nasal medication or drug delivery devices and methods Human Necessities 1 Active
US10448213B2 Methods for location of persons with electronic wearables Electricity 1 Active
US7983260B2 Techniques for watermarking and distributing content Electricity 0 Active
US11006244B2 Methods on mobile devices to locate persons Electricity 0 Active

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