Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

William H. Vong

77Patents
26h-index
95Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 8, 1995 → Mar 20, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD552623S1 User interface for a portion of a display screen General 905 Expired
US6917373B2 Context sensitive labels for an electronic device Physics 246 Expired
US6209011A Handheld computing device with external notification system Electricity 240 Expired
US5724492A Systems and method for displaying control objects including a plurality of panels Physics 177 Expired
US6201540A Graphical interface components for in-dash automotive accessories Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 176 Expired
US7761812B2 Media user interface gallery control Electricity 164 Active
US7469386B2 Systems and methods for interfacing with computer devices Physics 155 Expired
USD546335S1 User interface for a portion of a display screen General 148 Expired
US6727917B1 User interface for palm-sized computing devices and method and apparatus for displaying the same Physics 143 Expired
US6788815B2 System and method for accepting disparate types of user input Physics 116 Expired
USD546336S1 User interface for a portion of a display screen General 107 Expired
USD510583S1 Icon for a display screen General 107 Expired
US7030837B1 Auxiliary display unit for a computer system Physics 95 Expired
US6791536B2 Simulating gestures of a pointing device using a stylus and providing feedback thereto Physics 95 Expired
US6374277B1 Handheld computing device with external notification system Electricity 91 Expired
US7256770B2 Method for displaying information responsive to sensing a physical presence proximate to a computer input device Physics 86 Expired
USD545828S1 User interface for a portion of a display screen General 72 Expired
USD519519S1 Portion of an image for a display screen General 72 Expired
US7810043B2 Media user interface left/right navigation Electricity 59 Active
USD553138S1 User interface for a portion of a display screen General 59 Expired
US6910818B2 Keyboard with improved function and editing sections Physics 52 Expired
USD662510S1 Display screen with user interface General 47 Active
US7602382B2 Method for displaying information responsive to sensing a physical presence proximate to a computer input device Physics 38 Active
US7358956B2 Method for providing feedback responsive to sensing a physical presence proximate to a control of an electronic device Physics 31 Expired
US6480372B1 Computer with a hidden keyboard Physics 29 Expired

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