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Donald B. Curtis
Also filed as: CURTIS DONALD B · CURTIS DONALD BERNARD
21 granted patents·1 pending application·303 citations·filing 1999–2025
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22 records- 0197US9620079B2Visualizing, creating and editing blending modes methods and systemsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 11, 2017·53 cites·6 claims
- 0291US8073285B2User interface methods and systems for image brightness and contrastCURTIS DONALD B·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 6, 2011·20 cites·18 claims
- 0390US7511718B2Media integration layerMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 31, 2009·68 cites·36 claims
- 0487US7734092B2Multiple image input for optical character recognition processing systems and methodsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 8, 2010·20 cites·12 claims
- 0586US8793574B2Methods and systems for identification and transcription of individual ancestral records and familyCURTIS DONALD B·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 29, 2014·11 cites·15 claims
- 0678US7945116B2Computer-assisted image cropping for book scansANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·14 cites·20 claims
- 0778US2025390512A1Determining relationships of historical data recordsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0876US8446652B2Image quality monitoring and tagging at scan timeCURTIS DONALD B·Filed 2007·Granted May 21, 2013·5 cites·14 claims
- 0971US7466315B2Visual and scene graph interfacesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 16, 2008·16 cites·36 claims
- 1070US8249391B2User interface method for skew correctionCURTIS DONALD B·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 21, 2012·6 cites·21 claims
- 1169US12417237B2Determining relationships of historical data recordsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1267US6330003B1Transformable graphical regionsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·40 cites·19 claims
- 1364US12367219B2Entity resolution in genealogical databasesANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1463US8045823B2Method and apparatus for text layout across a regionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 25, 2011·2 cites·15 claims
- 1562US7724981B2Adaptive contrast control systems and methodsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·3 cites·20 claims
- 1661US8370759B2Visualizing, creating and editing blending modes methods and systemsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 5, 2013·2 cites·19 claims
- 1757US6868524B1Method and apparatus for text layout across a regionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 15, 2005·27 cites·24 claims
- 1851US6580434B1Halftoning without a full range of equally-spaced colorsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·4 cites·37 claims
- 1949US7468733B2Method and system for improving color reductionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 23, 2008·0 cites·19 claims
- 2046US7756289B2Image watermarking systems and methodsANCESTRY COM OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 13, 2010·0 cites·18 claims
- 2146US6518976B1Graphics containerMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 11, 2003·12 cites·28 claims
- 2245US7711840B2Protocol for remote visual compositionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 4, 2010·0 cites·18 claims
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