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William L. Portnoy
Also filed as: PORTNOY WILLIAM · PORTNOY WILLIAM L · PORTNOY WILLIAM LAWRENCE
33 granted patents·8 pending applications·728 citations·filing 2002–2020
97Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP14MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC13ICKMAN STEVEN3PORTNOY WILLIAM L3BUFFALO ARMORY LLC1
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41 records- 0198US7167910B2Social mapping of contacts from computer communication informationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 23, 2007·268 cites·35 claims
- 0294US7886024B2Sharing media objects in a networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 8, 2011·116 cites·30 claims
- 0394US7761549B2Social mapping of contacts from computer communication informationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 20, 2010·34 cites·19 claims
- 0493US8316315B2Automatically generated highlight view of electronic interactionsPORTNOY WILLIAM L·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 20, 2012·59 cites·20 claims
- 0593US7832003B2Walled gardensMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 9, 2010·38 cites·19 claims
- 0691US10587708B2Multi-modal conversational intercomMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 10, 2020·10 cites·18 claims
- 0791US9389681B2Sensor fusion interface for multiple sensor inputSANKAR ADITYA·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 12, 2016·34 cites·20 claims
- 0891US8438165B2Interest tracking using shared search queries and interactionsICKMAN STEVEN·Filed 2011·Granted May 7, 2013·15 cites·15 claims
- 0990US10902533B2Dynamic event processingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 26, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 1088US7530021B2Instant meeting preparation architectureMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 5, 2009·48 cites·33 claims
- 1187US7496582B2Identification of relationships in an environmentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 24, 2009·44 cites·24 claims
- 1285US7716300B2Systems and methods to facilitate self regulation of social networks through trading and gift exchangeMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 11, 2010·17 cites·19 claims
- 1383US9230031B2Identifying and recommending experts using shared posts and interactionsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 5, 2016·5 cites·14 claims
- 1479US8549011B2Identifying and recommending experts using shared queries and interactionsICKMAN STEVEN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 1, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 1578US9313252B2Binding crud-type protocols in distributed agreement protocolsLANGWORTHY DAVID E·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 1677US10423686B2Adaptable real-time feed for site populationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 24, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1777US8983924B2Sharing public search queries and interactionsICKMAN STEVEN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 17, 2015·5 cites·20 claims
- 1875US11076007B2Multi-modal conversational intercomMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 27, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 1974US9893903B2Creating connections and shared spacesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 13, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 2072US8819168B2Link expansion servicePORTNOY WILLIAM L·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 26, 2014·3 cites·22 claims
- 2171US10437907B2Link expansion serviceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 8, 2019·2 cites·17 claims
- 2270US9195757B2Dynamic digital montagePORTNOY WILLIAM·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 24, 2015·2 cites·21 claims
- 2369US9684723B2Adaptable real-time feed for site populationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 20, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2468US10409836B2Sensor fusion interface for multiple sensor inputMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 10, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 2567US9582610B2Visual post builderMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 28, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2666US11402178B2Ballistic security barrier systemBUFFALO ARMORY LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 2, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 2757US9756438B2Proximity discovery using audio signalsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 5, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 2856US9953087B2Identifying and recommending experts using shared posts and interactionsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 2956US9201666B2System and method for using gestures to generate code to manipulate text flowZARAGOZA RICHARD IGNACIO·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 1, 2015·1 cites·15 claims
- 3056US2011113133A1Sharing media objects in a networkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3154US2014108960A1Creating Threaded Multimedia ConversationsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US2013144868A1Post Building and Search CreationICKMAN STEVEN WAYNE·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3350US10193951B2Binding CRUD-type protocols in distributed agreement protocolsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3450US2013066700A1Group transaction processing using a social streamPORTNOY WILLIAM L·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3548US11209956B2Collaborative media sharingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3647US10417039B2Event processing using a scorable treeMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 17, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3746US2016328681A1Computerized customization of default actionsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3844US2014372864A1Opportunity cards in websitesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3941US2013178961A1Facilitating personal audio productionsLY ANH Q·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4040US10248452B2Interaction framework for executing user instructions with online servicesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4136US2013159839A1Semantic compression of cascading style sheetsJOFFRAY FLYNN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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