Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

William Drew Atkinson

20Patents
17h-index
18Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 10, 1977 → Oct 17, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4931783A Method and apparatus for removable menu window Physics 386 Expired
USRE32632E Display system General 267 Expired
US5689669A Graphical user interface for navigating between levels displaying hallway and room metaphors Physics 201 Expired
US4622545A Method and apparatus for image compression and manipulation Physics 198 Expired
US5611031A Graphical user interface for modifying object characteristics using coupon objects Physics 153 Expired
US4464652A Cursor control device for use with display systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Expired
US5896133A Graphical user interface for navigating between street, hallway, room, and function metaphors Physics 115 Expired
USD725590S1 Battery General 74 Active
USD780111S1 Battery General 58 Active
US5335299A Video compression algorithm Electricity 47 Expired
USD782864S1 Countertop oven General 38 Active
USD692472S1 Lens adapter General 38 Active
USD699275S1 Lens adapter General 33 Active
USD802996S1 Door for a countertop oven General 27 Active
USD771996S1 Countertop oven with cooling features General 24 Active
USD771995S1 Countertop oven General 22 Active
USD777504S1 Countertop oven with bumper General 20 Active
US5033105A Video compression algorithm Electricity 17 Expired
USD903398S1 Oven General 5 Active
USD249806S Stove General 1 Expired

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