Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Michael J. Graves

33Patents
13h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 19, 1989 → Nov 2, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6028601A FAQ link creation between user's questions and answers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 292 Expired
US5208748A Method and apparatus for structuring and managing human communications by explicitly defining the types of communications permitted between participants Physics 283 Expired
US5873107A System for automatically retrieving information relevant to text being authored Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 205 Expired
US5216603A Method and apparatus for structuring and managing human communications by explicitly defining the types of communications permitted between participants Physics 173 Expired
US5842009A System for automatically retrieving information relevant to a user's scheduled event Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 150 Expired
US7624433B1 Keyfob for use with multiple authentication entities Physics 55 Active
US6418429B1 Portable browsing interface for information retrieval Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US8774471B1 Technique for recognizing personal objects and accessing associated information Physics 33 Active
US8887100B1 Multi-dimensional hierarchical browsing Physics 29 Active
US10572953B1 Computer-implemented systems and methods for preparing a tax return in which tax data is requested and entered ad hoc Physics 19 Active
US8538824B1 Methods systems and computer program products for notifying consumers of recurring purchases Physics 17 Active
US10762472B1 Methods, systems and computer program products for generating notifications of benefit qualification change Physics 17 Active
US6243090A FAQ-linker Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US10235721B1 System and method for automated data gathering for tax preparation Physics 12 Active
US8744923B1 Methods systems and computer program products for notifying consumers of recurring purchases Physics 9 Active
US6574620B2 Portable browsing interface for information retrieval Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US10664926B2 Methods, systems and computer program products for generating and presenting explanations for tax questions Physics 6 Active
US10990996B1 Predicting application conversion using eye tracking Physics 5 Active
US10475133B1 System and method for automated data gathering for completing form Physics 4 Active
US10796084B2 Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for automatic fill or completion for application software and software services Physics 3 Active
US7769741B2 Portable browsing interface for information retrieval Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7970658B1 Systems and methods for item valuation and marketplace Physics 1 Active
US7613684B2 Portable browsing interface for information retrieval Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10409576B2 Chained data processing and application utilization Physics 1 Active
US10769592B1 Methods, systems and computer program products for generating explanations for a benefit qualification change Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.