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Alexander Frank
Also filed as: FRANK ALEXANDER · FRANK ALEXANDER JOSHUA
59 granted patents·29 pending applications·1,289 citations·filing 1998–2024
99Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP42FRANK ALEXANDER13HEIDENHAIN GMBH DR JOHANNES7BOSCH GMBH ROBERT2CARLSON MATTHEW CHRISTIAN2
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88 records- 0194US8620818B2Activation system architectureHUGHES AIDAN T·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 31, 2013·145 cites·20 claims
- 0294US6913568B2Apparatus for removing and erecting a folding-box blankBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 5, 2005·67 cites·10 claims
- 0392US8706675B1Video content claiming classifierSAMANIEGO CLIFFORD·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 22, 2014·38 cites·30 claims
- 0492US8170020B2Leveraging active firewalls for network intrusion detection and retardation of attackOLIVER ROBERT IAN·Filed 2005·Granted May 1, 2012·66 cites·12 claims
- 0592US7669056B2Method and apparatus for measuring presentation data exposureMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 23, 2010·38 cites·14 claims
- 0692US7162512B1Guaranteed exactly once delivery of messagesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 9, 2007·168 cites·3 claims
- 0791US9648134B2Object migration between cloud environmentsEMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEV LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 9, 2017·17 cites·20 claims
- 0891US7979721B2Enhanced packaging for PC securityMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 12, 2011·25 cites·17 claims
- 0991US7770205B2Binding a device to a computerMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 3, 2010·26 cites·14 claims
- 1091US7421413B2Delicate metering of computer usageMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 2, 2008·33 cites·7 claims
- 1190US7406446B2System and method for trustworthy metering and deactivationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 29, 2008·23 cites·2 claims
- 1289US10645810B2Sensor for measuring a positionHEIDENHAIN GMBH DR JOHANNES·Filed 2017·Granted May 5, 2020·6 cites·19 claims
- 1389US8249854B2Integrated native language translationNIKITIN EGOR·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2012·60 cites·10 claims
- 1487US9098807B1Video content claiming classifierGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 4, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 1587US7562220B2System and method for programming an isolated computing environmentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·37 cites·20 claims
- 1687US7392429B2System and method for maintaining persistent state dataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 24, 2008·50 cites·19 claims
- 1786US10894673B2Apparatus and method for transporting products, in particular for packaging machinesBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 19, 2021·6 cites·14 claims
- 1886US7603716B2Distributed network security serviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 13, 2009·16 cites·6 claims
- 1985US9881348B2Activation system architectureMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 30, 2018·7 cites·22 claims
- 2085US8073442B2Binding a device to a providerFRANK ALEXANDER·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 6, 2011·17 cites·8 claims
- 2185US7359807B2Maintaining and managing metering data for a subsidized computerMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 15, 2008·16 cites·20 claims
- 2284US7360253B2System and method to lock TPM always ‘on’ using a monitorMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 15, 2008·37 cites·9 claims
- 2383US11385886B2Validation and prediction of cloud readinessMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·5 cites·16 claims
- 2483US6754799B2System and method for indexing and retrieving cached objectsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·38 cites·19 claims
- 2582US8893224B2Zone policy administration for entity tracking and privacy assuranceHORVITZ ERIC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 18, 2014·10 cites·18 claims
- 2681US11938806B2Integrated drive systemVALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 26, 2024·3 cites·8 claims
- 2781US9958296B2Inductive position-measuring device for absolute position determinationHEIDENHAIN GMBH DR JOHANNES·Filed 2016·Granted May 1, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 2878US8176564B2Special PC mode entered upon detection of undesired stateFRANK ALEXANDER·Filed 2005·Granted May 8, 2012·11 cites·20 claims
- 2978US7657450B2Reliable, secure and scalable infrastructure for event registration and propagation in a distributed enterpriseMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 2, 2010·28 cites·28 claims
- 3077US8844152B2Position measuring instrument, scale, and method for producing a scaleFRANK ALEXANDER·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 30, 2014·3 cites·24 claims
- 3176US7610631B2Method and apparatus for provisioning softwareFRANK ALEXANDER·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 27, 2009·26 cites·9 claims
- 3275US7669048B2Computing device limiting mechanismMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·7 cites·10 claims
- 3372US7716727B2Network security device and method for protecting a computing device in a networked environmentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 11, 2010·21 cites·16 claims
- 3471US7814543B2System and method for securing a computer system connected to a network from attacksMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 12, 2010·15 cites·25 claims
- 3570US8112798B2Hardware-aided software code measurementFRANK ALEXANDER·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 7, 2012·5 cites·23 claims
- 3668US8839236B2Virtual machine support for metered computer usageCARPENTER TODD L·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 16, 2014·4 cites·19 claims
- 3768US7844808B2Computer compliance enforcementMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·4 cites·18 claims
- 3867US7751340B2Management of incoming informationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 6, 2010·3 cites·16 claims
- 3967US7596671B2Pre-paid computer monitoring hardwareMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 29, 2009·1 cites·4 claims
- 4066US2006165005A1Business method for pay-as-you-go computer and dynamic differential pricingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4165US6654856B2System and method for managing storage space of a cacheMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·11 cites·16 claims
- 4264US9688042B2Format adjustment deviceFRANK ALEXANDER·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 27, 2017·1 cites·24 claims
- 4364US7716726B2System and method for protecting a computing device from computer exploits delivered over a networked environment in a secured communicationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 11, 2010·8 cites·8 claims
- 4463US11807468B2Packaging transport deviceSYNTEGON PACKAGING SYSTEMS AG·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4563US2025189348A1Inductive position measuring deviceHEIDENHAIN GMBH DR JOHANNES·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4661US8214296B2Disaggregated secure execution environmentFRANK ALEXANDER·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 3, 2012·2 cites·17 claims
- 4761US8016751B2Optical instrumentWOLF GMBH RICHARD·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 13, 2011·3 cites·20 claims
- 4861US7603385B2Device constellation managementMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 13, 2009·6 cites·20 claims
- 4961US6259944B1System and method for monitoring activityPYLON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 10, 2001·150 cites·29 claims
- 5060US11578962B2Inductive position measuring deviceHEIDENHAIN GMBH DR JOHANNES·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 14, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
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