Inventor · Redmond, WA, US

Scott R. Shell

38Patents
12h-index
80Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: May 6, 1997 → Jul 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7017155B2 Installing software on a mobile computing device using the rollback and security features of a configuration manager Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7549042B2 Applying custom software image updates to non-volatile storage in a failsafe manner Physics 44 Expired
US6993760B2 Installing software on a mobile computing device using the rollback and security features of a configuration manager Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5949418A Operating system for handheld computing device having graphical window minimization/enlargement functionality Electricity 28 Expired
US6339780B1 Loading status in a hypermedia browser having a limited available display area Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7568195B2 Determining a maximal set of dependent software updates valid for installation Physics 24 Expired
US7062274B2 Increasing the level of automation when establishing and managing network connections Electricity 24 Expired
US7194503B2 System and method to query settings on a mobile device Electricity 22 Expired
US6826762B2 Radio interface layer in a cell phone with a set of APIs having a hardware-independent proxy layer and a hardware-specific driver layer Electricity 19 Expired
US7698223B2 Pluggable file-based digital rights management API layer for applications and engines Physics 18 Active
US7549148B2 Self-describing software image update components Physics 17 Expired
US7188243B2 System and method for over the air configuration security Electricity 13 Expired
US7930760B2 Centralized enforcement of name-based computer system security rules Physics 12 Active
US6651111B2 System and method for managing a serial port Physics 12 Expired
US7509497B2 System and method for providing security to an application Physics 11 Active
US7529197B2 System and method for continuously provisioning a mobile device Electricity 9 Expired
US7295522B2 System and method for continuously provisioning a mobile device Electricity 8 Expired
US10078748B2 Unlock and recovery for encrypted devices Physics 6 Active
US7187660B2 System and method for continuously provisioning a mobile device Electricity 6 Expired
US6918115B2 Method and apparatus for synchronization of periodic processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US8397290B2 Granting least privilege access for computing processes Physics 4 Active
US7870490B2 On-the-fly device configuration and management Physics 3 Active
US6826416B2 Automated cellular telephone clock setting Physics 2 Expired
US7206590B2 Automated cellular telephone clock setting Physics 2 Expired
US9565169B2 Device theft protection associating a device identifier and a user identifier Electricity 2 Active

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