Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Benjamin Thomas Smith

14Patents
8h-index
18Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 6, 2000 → Aug 29, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6529903B2 Methods and apparatus for using a modified index to provide search results in response to an ambiguous search query Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 317 Expired
US6615209B1 Detecting query-specific duplicate documents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 268 Expired
US6865575B1 Methods and apparatus for using a modified index to provide search results in response to an ambiguous search query Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 144 Expired
US7136854B2 Methods and apparatus for providing search results in response to an ambiguous search query Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US7779002B1 Detecting query-specific duplicate documents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US7840557B1 Search engine cache control Physics 14 Expired
USD782278S1 Security device General 12 Active
US9822559B2 Security device Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US7386616B1 System and method for providing load balanced processing Electricity 7 Expired
US8214359B1 Detecting query-specific duplicate documents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10472146B2 Key-releasable securing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8452766B1 Detecting query-specific duplicate documents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9392104B2 Limiting user interaction with a computing device based on proximity of a user Electricity 1 Active
US8209325B2 Search engine cache control Physics 0 Active

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