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Craig S. Ranta
Also filed as: RANTA CRAIG · RANTA CRAIG S · RANTA CRAIG STEVEN
43 granted patents·3 pending applications·890 citations·filing 1995–2024
98Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP27MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC6UZELAC ALEKSANDAR3RANTA CRAIG2RANTA CRAIG S2
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46 records- 0196US6317714B1Controller and associated mechanical characters operable for continuously performing received control data while engaging in bidirectional communications over a single communications channelMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 13, 2001·186 cites·28 claims
- 0294US7359362B2Control of a multi-sectored antenna system to improve channel efficiencyMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 15, 2008·54 cites·20 claims
- 0394US7283214B2Self-mixing laser range sensorMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 16, 2007·38 cites·11 claims
- 0494US7113087B1Proximity sensing based on antenna impedance variationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 26, 2006·110 cites·43 claims
- 0593US8725443B2Latency measurementUZELAC ALEKSANDAR·Filed 2011·Granted May 13, 2014·23 cites·20 claims
- 0691US7557795B2Input device using laser self-mixing velocimeterMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 7, 2009·35 cites·9 claims
- 0791US7050798B2Input device with user-balanced performance and power consumptionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·48 cites·26 claims
- 0890US7534988B2Method and system for optical tracking of a pointing objectMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 19, 2009·35 cites·16 claims
- 0989US12027361B2High temperature superconductor-based interconnect systems with a lowered thermal load for interconnecting cryogenic electronics with non-cryogenic electronicsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 2, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1089US7782296B2Optical tracker for tracking surface-independent movementsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 24, 2010·22 cites·10 claims
- 1189US7359679B2Multi-access system and method using multi-sectored antennaMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 15, 2008·18 cites·20 claims
- 1288US9030437B2Probabilistic latency modelingUZELAC ALEKSANDAR·Filed 2011·Granted May 12, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 1385US9395845B2Probabilistic latency modelingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 19, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 1484US8125448B2Wearable computer pointing deviceRANTA CRAIG STEVEN·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 28, 2012·20 cites·15 claims
- 1583US7706844B2Input device with user balanced performance and power consumptionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·8 cites·20 claims
- 1682US7292232B2Data input devices and methods for detecting movement of a tracking surface by a laser speckle patternMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 6, 2007·33 cites·34 claims
- 1781US8036595B2Capacitive bonding of devicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 11, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 1876US9233179B2Touchscreen sanitizing systemVioguard LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 12, 2016·10 cites·15 claims
- 1975US8543172B2Input device with user balanced performance and power consumptionRANTA CRAIG S·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 24, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 2075US7126586B2Data input devices and methods for detecting movement of a tracking surface by detecting laser doppler self-mixing effects of a frequency modulated laser light beamMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 24, 2006·36 cites·38 claims
- 2175US6937289B1Method and system for downloading and storing interactive device content using the horizontal overscan portion of a video signalMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 30, 2005·38 cites·21 claims
- 2274US7684754B2Capacitive bonding of devicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 23, 2010·15 cites·30 claims
- 2372US8577715B2Pushed ringtones based on device-side contentRANTA CRAIG·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 5, 2013·2 cites·13 claims
- 2470US7392047B2Input device with user-balanced performance and power consumptionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 24, 2008·3 cites·9 claims
- 2568US7477320B2Method and system for downloading and storing interactive device content using the horizontal overscan portion of a video signalBURESIFT DATA LTD LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 13, 2009·3 cites·14 claims
- 2664US8380130B2Capacitive bonding of devicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 19, 2013·1 cites·15 claims
- 2764US7395059B2Input device with user-balanced performance and power consumptionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 1, 2008·2 cites·2 claims
- 2863US12426210B2Systems and methods for supporting a high thermal gradient between a qubit plane and a control system for the qubit plane using a superconducting rigid-flex circuitMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2962US12281975B2Optical sensor for two-phase cooling vapor level measurementMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3062US7834956B2Photoluminescent backlighting of and infrared transmissive visible light barrier for light valveMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 16, 2010·1 cites·17 claims
- 3162US7397425B2Electronically steerable sector antennaMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 8, 2008·20 cites·21 claims
- 3261US8650345B2Web configurable human input devicesRANTA CRAIG·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 11, 2014·2 cites·12 claims
- 3361US6704058B2System and method of adaptive timing estimation for horizontal overscan dataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 9, 2004·24 cites·34 claims
- 3458US8619055B2Active matrix touch sensingWESTERINEN WILLIAM J·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 31, 2013·1 cites·11 claims
- 3557US2025342986A1High-temperature superconductor (hts)-based flexible cabling systems for interconnecting components in two different cryogenic temperature zonesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3656US7787050B2Method and system for downloading and storing interactive device content using the horizontal overscan portion of a video signalRANTA CRAIG S·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 31, 2010·0 cites·19 claims
- 3756US7150028B1Method and system for downloading, storing and displaying coupon data using the horizontal overscan portion of a video signalMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 12, 2006·19 cites·29 claims
- 3855US11812587B2Computer coolingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·6 claims
- 3950US9965094B2Contact geometry testsUZELAC ALEKSANDAR·Filed 2011·Granted May 8, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4048US6556247B1Method and system for decoding data in the horizontal overscan portion of a video signalMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 29, 2003·12 cites·22 claims
- 4148US6144291ABit encoding in home control systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 7, 2000·13 cites·22 claims
- 4248US2023260537A1Single Vector Digital Voice AccelerometerGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4347US7532861B2Connection interface for conveying RF, data, and power between electronic devicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 12, 2009·6 cites·19 claims
- 4446US5694022AVariable pulse recharging battery packSELFCHARGE INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 2, 1997·21 cites·27 claims
- 4543US2007002020A1Optical mouseMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4633US5977865ABit encoding in home control systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·3 cites·50 claims
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