Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

David A. Matthews

48Patents
18h-index
73Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: May 17, 2000 → Jul 15, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9052820B2 Multi-application environment Physics 92 Active
US7669140B2 System and method for providing rich minimized applications Physics 57 Expired
US8356258B2 Arranging display areas utilizing enhanced window states Physics 56 Active
US7343567B2 System and method for providing dynamic user information in an interactive display Physics 51 Expired
US8627227B2 Allocation of space in an immersive environment Physics 48 Active
US9104440B2 Multi-application environment Physics 44 Active
US7340686B2 Operating system program launch menu search Physics 41 Expired
US7543244B2 Determining and displaying a list of most commonly used items Physics 39 Active
US7890886B2 Operating system program launch menu search Physics 39 Active
US7657842B2 Sidebar tile free-arrangement Physics 39 Active
US9104307B2 Multi-application environment Physics 31 Active
US7665031B2 Method and system of taskbar button interfaces Physics 31 Expired
US7966572B2 User interface transition Physics 26 Active
US7512904B2 Operating system launch menu program listing Physics 25 Expired
US7134094B2 Automatic assigning of shortcut keys Physics 25 Expired
US7577922B2 System and method for providing dynamic user information in an interactive display Physics 23 Active
US8296670B2 Accessing a menu utilizing a drag-operation Physics 21 Active
US6807666B1 Methods and arrangements for providing multiple concurrent desktops and workspaces in a shared computing environment Physics 19 Expired
US8375336B2 Panning content utilizing a drag operation Physics 16 Active
US7552391B2 Methods and arrangements for providing multiple concurrent desktops and workspaces in a shared computing environment having remote nodes Physics 14 Expired
US8527896B2 User interface menu with hovering icons Physics 13 Active
US9658766B2 Edge gesture Physics 11 Active
US8214760B2 Window minimization trigger Physics 11 Active
US9329774B2 Switching back to a previously-interacted-with application Physics 11 Active
US10303325B2 Multi-application environment Physics 9 Active

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