Inventor · Cary, NC, US

Mark E. Molander

94Patents
21h-index
79Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 9, 1996 → Feb 28, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5910799A Location motion sensitive user interface Electricity 367 Expired
US7614006B2 Methods and apparatus for implementing inline controls for transposing rows and columns of computer-based tables Physics 237 Active
US6477581B1 Location/motion sensitive computer connection Electricity 235 Expired
US8352881B2 Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing customizable, immediate and radiating menus for accessing applications and actions Physics 202 Active
US6091410A Avatar pointing mode Physics 181 Expired
US5736985A GUI pushbutton with multi-function mini-button Physics 143 Expired
US6765596B2 Multi-functional application launcher with integrated status Physics 143 Expired
US7089507B2 System and method for display views using a single stroke control Physics 86 Expired
US6108003A Maintaining visibility and status indication of docked applications and application bars Physics 84 Expired
US5923326A Edge docking foster window Physics 68 Expired
US9218676B2 Displaying computer dashboard information Physics 63 Active
US7080326B2 Method and system for managing multi—paned windowed environments Physics 58 Expired
US5805166A Segmented status area for dynamically reporting status in a data processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US6583781B1 Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling events associated with user interface elements by capturing user intent based on pointer movements Physics 34 Expired
US7360167B2 User interface expander and collapser Physics 34 Expired
US7376469B2 Methods and apparatus for implementing manual and hybrid control modes in automated graphical indicators and controls Physics 31 Expired
US7365738B2 Guides and indicators for eye movement monitoring systems Physics 31 Expired
US6601988B2 Simplified method for setting time using a graphical representation of an analog clock face Physics 27 Expired
US8607158B2 Content presentation in remote monitoring sessions for information technology systems Physics 26 Active
US7703048B2 Managing flexible events within an electronic calendar Physics 26 Active
US7562310B2 Slider control movable in a two-dimensional region for simultaneously adjusting values of multiple variables Physics 22 Active
US7669147B1 Reorienting navigation trees based on semantic grouping of repeating tree nodes Physics 21 Active
US8271876B2 Trigger, generate, and display hover helps for multiple user interface elements Physics 20 Active
US6973623B2 System and method for client refresh mode selection Physics 20 Expired
US7607088B2 Computer program product, apparatus and method for displaying a plurality of entities in a tooltip for a cell of a table Physics 18 Active

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