Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

Ramez Naam

25Patents
12h-index
47Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 26, 2001 → Sep 17, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7243102B1 Machine directed improvement of ranking algorithms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US7917514B2 Visual and multi-dimensional search Physics 72 Active
US8190627B2 Machine assisted query formulation Physics 70 Active
US7739221B2 Visual and multi-dimensional search Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US8260809B2 Voice-based search processing Physics 35 Active
US7406659B2 Smart links Physics 27 Expired
US7487144B2 Inline search results from user-created search verticals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US7984169B2 Anonymous and secure network-based interaction Electricity 23 Active
US8812534B2 Machine assisted query formulation Physics 20 Active
US7472119B2 Prioritizing search results by client search satisfaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US7792821B2 Presentation of structured search results Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US7562068B2 System and method for ranking search results based on tracked user preferences Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7822762B2 Entity-specific search model Physics 11 Active
US7849093B2 Searches over a collection of items through classification and display of media galleries Physics 10 Active
US7363296B1 Generating a subindex with relevant attributes to improve querying Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8458349B2 Anonymous and secure network-based interaction Electricity 8 Active
US8060524B2 History answer for re-finding search results Physics 7 Active
US8122041B2 Sharing and collaboration of search findings Physics 5 Active
US7526476B2 System and method for generating attribute-based selectable search extension Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8484179B2 On-demand search result details Physics 3 Active
US9141704B2 Data management in social networks Physics 3 Active
US7725449B2 System and method for customization of search results Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8005810B2 Scoping and biasing search to user preferred domains or blogs Physics 3 Active
US9396269B2 Search engine that identifies and uses social networks in communications, retrieval, and electronic commerce Physics 2 Active
US10853374B2 Using user feedback to rank search results Physics 0 Active

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