Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

Jeffrey P. Bezos

145Patents
44h-index
134Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 30, 1995 → Mar 25, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5960411A Method and system for placing a purchase order via a communications network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,405 Expired
US6029141A Internet-based customer referral system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,981 Expired
US5715399A Secure method and system for communicating a list of credit card numbers over a non-secure network Physics 713 Expired
US5727163A Secure method for communicating credit card data when placing an order on a non-secure network Physics 521 Expired
US6963850B1 Computer services for assisting users in locating and evaluating items in an electronic catalog based on actions performed by members of specific user communities Physics 430 Expired
US7433832B1 Methods and systems for distributing information within a dynamically defined community Physics 373 Expired
US8423431B1 Light emission guidance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 313 Active
US8736228B1 Charging an electronic device including traversing at least a portion of a path with an apparatus Electricity 298 Active
US7082407B1 Purchase notification service for assisting users in selecting items from an electronic catalog Physics 225 Expired
US9842584B1 Providing content on multiple devices Physics 221 Active
US6525747B1 Method and system for conducting a discussion relating to an item Physics 218 Expired
US7743001B1 Method and system for dynamic pricing of web services utilization Electricity 211 Active
US7801824B1 Method and apparatus to facilitate online purchase of works using paid electronic previews Physics 176 Active
US7337133B1 Internet-based customer referral system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 158 Expired
US7552365B1 Web site system with automated processes for detecting failure events and for selecting failure events for which to request user feedback Physics 131 Active
US8554694B1 Computer system and method for community-based shipping Physics 124 Active
US8700392B1 Speech-inclusive device interfaces Physics 121 Active
US7478054B1 Sharing information about purchases Physics 117 Expired
US7222087B1 Method and system for placing a purchase order via a communications network Physics 104 Expired
US7831439B1 System and method for converting gifts Physics 99 Active
US7778890B1 Methods and systems for distributing information within a dynamically defined community Physics 99 Active
US8922480B1 Viewer-based device control Physics 95 Active
US7467349B1 Method and system for displaying a hyperlink at multiple levels of prominence based on user interaction Physics 90 Expired
US7356507B2 Network based user-to-user payment service Physics 74 Expired
US7472077B2 User interfaces and methods for facilitating user-to-user sales Physics 68 Active

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