Thomas E. Cooper
37Patents
15h-index
20Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 25, 1994 → Jun 30, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5563946A | Method and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for passing encrypted files between data processing systems | Physics | 514 | Expired |
| US5737416A | Method and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for utilizing a decryption stub | Physics | 396 | Expired |
| US5757907A | Method and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for generating a machine-dependent identification | Physics | 183 | Expired |
| US5598470A | Method and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: Method and apparatus for utilizing a decryption block | Physics | 179 | Expired |
| US5757908A | Method and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for utilizing an encryption header | Physics | 156 | Expired |
| US5689560A | Method and apparatus for enabling trial period use of software products: method and apparatus for allowing a try-and-buy user interaction | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US5970072A | System and apparatus for telecommunications bus control | Electricity | 58 | Expired |
| US8239461B2 | Method and system for accessing search services via messaging services | Physics | 31 | Active |
| US6285673A | OC3 delivery unit; bus control module | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US6654888B1 | Installing and controlling trial software | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US8255383B2 | Method and system for qualifying keywords in query strings | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US7962466B2 | Automated tool for human assisted mining and capturing of precise results | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US8266130B2 | Search tool providing optional use of human search guides | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US7873532B2 | Method, system, and computer readable medium useful in managing a computer-based system for servicing user initiated tasks | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US8327270B2 | Method, system, and computer readable storage for podcasting and video training in an information search system | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US6854061B2 | Installing and controlling trial software | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US8768934B2 | Method and system of providing verified content | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US8200663B2 | Method and system for improvement of relevance of search results | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US8898241B2 | Method and system for accessing search services via messaging services | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US8024308B2 | Electronic previous search results log | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8719256B2 | Method and system for improvement of request processing | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US8280921B2 | Anonymous search system using human searchers | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US7792967B2 | Method and system for sharing and accessing resources | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US8886645B2 | Method and system of managing and using profile information | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US8700615B2 | Method and system for improvement of relevance of search results | Electricity | 5 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.