John Thrall
22Patents
9h-index
43Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 23, 2000 → Jul 6, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6947930B2 | Systems and methods for interactive search query refinement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 335 | Expired |
| US8135721B2 | Discovering query intent from search queries and concept networks | Physics | 95 | Active |
| US9679062B2 | Local recommendation engine | Physics | 74 | Active |
| US6970859B1 | Searching and sorting media clips having associated style and attributes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
| US7672932B2 | Speculative search result based on a not-yet-submitted search query | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US7840538B2 | Discovering query intent from search queries and concept networks | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US8312014B2 | Lateral search | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US7634472B2 | Click-through re-ranking of images and other data | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US7814513B2 | Video channel creation systems and methods | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7958110B2 | Performing an ordered search of different databases in response to receiving a search query and without receiving any additional user input | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8065619B2 | Customized today module | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US8856145B2 | System and method for determining concepts in a content item using context | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US7849070B2 | System and method for dynamically ranking items of audio content | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US8666962B2 | Speculative search result on a not-yet-submitted search query | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8538921B2 | File caching | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US7860878B2 | Prioritizing media assets for publication | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8005827B2 | System and method for accessing preferred provider of audio content | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US9405857B2 | Speculative search result on a not-yet-submitted search query | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8732169B2 | Lateral search | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9754029B2 | Lateral search | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US10372738B2 | Speculative search result on a not-yet-submitted search query | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9684720B2 | Lateral search | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.