Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Shawn R. Gettemy

100Patents
23h-index
72Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: May 25, 2000 → Mar 22, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6965375B1 Compact integrated touch panel display for a handheld device Physics 209 Expired
US6992659B2 High transparency integrated enclosure touch screen assembly for a portable hand held device Physics 187 Expired
US7159194B2 Orientation dependent functionality of an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 155 Expired
US7006080B2 Display system Physics 127 Expired
US6710754B2 Moveable output device Physics 97 Expired
US6947017B1 Dynamic brightness range for portable computer displays based on ambient conditions Physics 87 Expired
US7324093B1 Flexible screen display with touch sensor in a portable computer Physics 84 Expired
US7095387B2 Display expansion method and apparatus Physics 84 Expired
US7091964B2 Electronic device with bezel feature for receiving input Physics 74 Expired
US6888532B2 Automatic orientation-based user interface for an ambiguous handheld device Physics 70 Expired
US7688315B1 Proximity input detection system for an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US7256767B2 Automatic orientation-based user interface for an ambiguous handheld device Physics 49 Expired
US7068256B1 Entering and exiting power modes and activating hand writing presentation display triggered by electronic muscle material Physics 48 Expired
US7483016B1 Compact integrated touch panel display for a handheld device Physics 45 Expired
US6545862B1 Method and system for an interchangeable modular display screen for a portable computing device Physics 41 Expired
US6685328B1 Display having planar light guide with integrally formed frame Physics 38 Expired
US8558977B2 Electronic device display structures with alignment features Physics 36 Active
US7034802B1 Implementation of electronic muscles in a portable computer as user input/output devices Physics 35 Expired
US6603469B1 Method and apparatus for user selectable display mode for intelligently enhancing battery life Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7348964B1 Single-piece top surface display layer and integrated front cover for an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7522236B2 Cosmetically uniform reflective border area in a transflective display Physics 28 Active
US7973772B2 Single piece top surface display layer and integrated front cover for an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US7268775B1 Dynamic brightness range for portable computer displays based on ambient conditions Physics 27 Expired
US8692948B2 Electric field shielding for in-cell touch type thin-film-transistor liquid crystal displays Physics 23 Active
US7804493B2 Display system Physics 22 Active

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