Inventor · Waterloo, ON, CA

Michael Thomas Hardy

82Patents
11h-index
47Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 2004 → Nov 7, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7966323B2 Enabling category-based filtering Physics 78 Active
US7761523B2 Schedulable e-mail filters Physics 76 Active
US7752279B2 System for facilitating thread-based message prioritization Electricity 43 Active
US7418265B2 System and method for interrupt control on a handheld device Electricity 39 Expired
US8539361B2 Multiple display regions in a unified message inbox Physics 35 Active
US7881243B2 Method and apparatus capable of unified multi-transport message handling Electricity 20 Active
US8286089B2 Representing new messages on a communication device Electricity 17 Active
US8065361B2 Apparatus and methods using a data hub server with servers to source and access informational content Electricity 14 Active
US7536206B2 Expedited communication key system and method Electricity 12 Expired
US8544057B2 Method of customizing a standardized IT policy Electricity 11 Active
US8477566B2 Electronic device and method providing activation of an improved bedtime mode of operation Physics 11 Active
US8239375B2 Method of searching for personal information management (PIM) information and handheld electronic device employing the same Physics 10 Active
US8484464B2 Method and devices for providing secure data backup from a mobile communication device to an external computing device Electricity 9 Active
US8131803B2 System and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging application in a mobile station Electricity 9 Active
US7519924B2 Handheld electronic device including appointment and meeting conflict notification, and associated method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7631043B2 Method and apparatus for efficiently managing “messages sent” file and resending of messages from mobile wireless communication device Electricity 8 Active
US8762464B2 Email message creation Electricity 7 Active
US8984411B2 User interface for a handheld device Electricity 6 Active
US8380173B2 System and method for wireless messaging in a wireless communication system Electricity 5 Active
US8284633B2 Electronic device and method providing activation of an improved bedtime mode of operation Physics 5 Active
US7747566B2 Method and apparatus for synchronizing databases connected by wireless interface Physics 4 Active
US8176136B2 Schedulable e-mail filters Physics 4 Active
US8204521B2 System and method for acknowledging calendar appointments using a mobile device Physics 4 Active
US7478118B2 Method and apparatus for synchronizing of databases connected by wireless interface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7853245B2 System and methods for wireless messaging Electricity 4 Active

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