Patrick Gates
31Patents
12h-index
39Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: May 10, 1999 → Jan 4, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8966394B2 | System and method for playlist generation based on similarity data | Physics | 222 | Active |
| US6430576B1 | Distributing and synchronizing objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 126 | Expired |
| US7734643B1 | Method for distributed storage of data | Physics | 83 | Expired |
| US7536693B1 | Method for load spreading of requests in a distributed data storage system | Physics | 83 | Active |
| US6910052B2 | Distributing and synchronizing objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US8396932B2 | Apparatus and method for efficiently managing data in a social networking service | Electricity | 24 | Active |
| US8725880B2 | Establishing online communication sessions between client computing devices | Electricity | 23 | Active |
| US7296180B1 | Method for recovery of data | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6444126B1 | System and method for treating sanitary wastewater for on-site disposal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US7299325B1 | Method of garbage collection on a data storage system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US8620919B2 | Media item clustering based on similarity data | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US7328303B1 | Method and system for remote execution of code on a distributed data storage system | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US8341207B2 | Apparatus and method for matching users for online sessions | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US8412833B2 | Apparatus and method for inviting users to online sessions | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US8601003B2 | System and method for playlist generation based on similarity data | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8423058B2 | Registering client computing devices for online communication sessions | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US9654551B2 | Apparatus and method for inviting users to online sessions | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US8583149B2 | Registering email addresses for online communication sessions | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US9496003B2 | System and method for playlist generation based on similarity data | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US7584468B2 | Distributing and synchronizing objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8606306B2 | Multiple client computing device invitations for online communication sessions | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8948797B2 | Registering client computing devices for online communication sessions | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US8914384B2 | System and method for playlist generation based on similarity data | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9577976B2 | Registering client computing devices for online communication sessions | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8875117B2 | Distributing and synchronizing objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.