Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

Jeffrey W. Pettiross

36Patents
16h-index
55Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: May 10, 2002 → Jan 30, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7996589B2 Auto-suggest lists and handwritten input Physics 284 Active
US7552397B2 Multiple window behavior system Physics 158 Active
US7478326B2 Window information switching system Electricity 103 Expired
US7614019B2 Asynchronous and synchronous gesture recognition Physics 89 Expired
US7761814B2 Flick gesture Physics 60 Active
US7426697B2 Multi-application tabbing system Physics 56 Expired
US7096432B2 Write anywhere tool Physics 51 Expired
USD510361S1 Icon for a display screen General 44 Expired
US8341541B2 System and method for visually browsing of open windows Physics 43 Active
US7478339B2 Method and apparatus for application window grouping and management Physics 43 Active
US6989822B2 Ink correction pad Physics 36 Expired
US6928619B2 Method and apparatus for managing input focus and z-order Physics 35 Expired
US7665031B2 Method and system of taskbar button interfaces Physics 31 Expired
US7627834B2 Method and system for training a user how to perform gestures Physics 28 Expired
US8136047B2 Multi-application tabbing system Physics 22 Active
US7962846B2 Organization of annotated clipping views Physics 19 Expired
US9880710B1 Systems and methods for effectively using data controls in a graphical user interface on a small visual display Physics 13 Active
US7106312B2 Text input window with auto-growth Physics 12 Expired
US7167165B2 Temporary lines for writing Physics 12 Expired
US7831922B2 Write anywhere tool Physics 8 Active
US7825922B2 Temporary lines for writing Physics 8 Active
US7701449B2 Ink correction pad Physics 7 Active
US7406662B2 Data input panel character conversion Physics 5 Expired
US8656300B2 Method and system of taskbar button interfaces Physics 4 Active
US8922479B2 Text input window with auto-growth Physics 4 Active

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