Inventor · Rochester, MN, US

Cary Lee Bates

415Patents
75h-index
85Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 16, 1991 → Sep 4, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6415542B1 Location-based firearm discharge prevention Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 882 Expired
US8924250B2 Advertising in virtual environments based on crowd statistics Physics 429 Active
US8095878B2 Method for spell check based upon target and presence of avatars within a virtual environment Electricity 417 Active
US6873982B1 Ordering of database search results based on user feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 289 Expired
US6681396B1 Automated detection/resumption of interrupted television programs Electricity 275 Expired
US6247043A Apparatus, program products and methods utilizing intelligent contact management Physics 268 Expired
US7284232B1 Automated generation of aliases based on embedded alias information Physics 267 Expired
US6157381A Computer system, user interface component and method utilizing non-linear scroll bar Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 263 Expired
US5533182A Aural position indicating mechanism for viewable objects Physics 259 Expired
US6785732B1 Web server apparatus and method for virus checking Electricity 254 Expired
US5877766A Multi-node user interface component and method thereof for use in accessing a plurality of linked records Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 240 Expired
US6088707A Computer system and method of displaying update status of linked hypertext documents Physics 236 Expired
US6751777B2 Multi-target links for navigating between hypertext documents and the like Physics 231 Expired
US5515491A Method and system for managing communications within a collaborative data processing system Physics 210 Expired
US6889361B1 Educational spell checker Physics 209 Expired
US6643824B1 Touch screen region assist for hypertext links Physics 206 Expired
US6732142B1 Method and apparatus for audible presentation of web page content Physics 206 Expired
US6072490A Multi-node user interface component and method thereof for use in accessing a plurality of linked records Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 200 Expired
US6745367B1 Method and computer program product for implementing parental supervision for internet browsing Physics 200 Expired
US5377317A Method and apparatus for distinctively displaying windows on a computer display screen Physics 194 Expired
US7254773B2 Automated spell analysis Physics 194 Expired
US6944821B1 Copy/paste mechanism and paste buffer that includes source information for copied data Physics 193 Expired
US6779021B1 Method and system for predicting and managing undesirable electronic mail Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 178 Expired
US6459969B1 Apparatus, program product and method of processing diagnostic data transferred from a host computer to a portable computer Physics 171 Expired
US6999757B2 Telephone system and method for selectively ringing one or more land phones or portable phones based on the self-detected geographical position of a portable phone Electricity 170 Expired

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