Inventor
HARDY NORMAN
US16 patents
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SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC
7 patentsUS6049838AApr 11, 2000
Persistent distributed capabilities
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC318 citations98
US5960087ASep 28, 1999
Distributed garbage collection system and method
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC168 citations98
US5640569AJun 17, 1997
Diverse goods arbitration system and method for allocating resources in a distributed computer system
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC824 citations98
US5852666ADec 22, 1998
Capability security for distributed object systems
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC68 citations95
US6161121ADec 12, 2000
Generic transfer of exclusive rights
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC22 citations92
US5790669AAug 4, 1998
Lightweight non-repudiation system and method
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC40 citations92
US5781633AJul 14, 1998
Capability security for transparent distributed object systems
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC56 citations92
GIFTDROP LLC
5 patentsUS12368912B2Jul 22, 2025
System and method for geographically associated or geographically disassociated enticing gift or video drop
GIFTDROP LLC0 citations59
US11985370B2May 14, 2024
System and method for geographically associated or geographically disassociated enticing gift or video drop
GIFTDROP LLC0 citations59
US11483605B2Oct 25, 2022
System and method for geographically associated or geographically disassociated enticing gift or video drop
GIFTDROP LLC0 citations59
US11025974B2Jun 1, 2021
System and method for geographically associated or geographically disassociated enticing gift or video drop
GIFTDROP LLC0 citations59
US10616629B2Apr 7, 2020
System and method for geographically associated or geographically disassociated enticing gift or video drop
GIFTDROP LLC0 citations49