Inventor · disambiguated record
William H. Gates, Iii
Also filed as: GATES III WILLIAM H · GATES III WILLIAM HENRY · GATES WILLIAM · GATES WILLIAM H
34 granted patents·26 pending applications·2,362 citations·filing 1976–2021
98Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP35MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC7MEIJER HENRICUS JOHANNES MARIA5MEEK CHRISTOPHER A2OZZIE RAYMOND E2
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- 1191US8601598B2Off-premise encryption of data storageOZZIE RAYMOND E·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 3, 2013·25 cites·19 claims
- 1291US8474027B2Remote management of resource licenseMEIJER HENRICUS JOHANNES MARIA·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 25, 2013·25 cites·20 claims
- 1390US8788517B2Intelligently guiding search based on user dialogHORVITZ ERIC J·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 22, 2014·23 cites·19 claims
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