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Karl Townsend
Also filed as: TOWNSEND KARL · TOWNSEND KARL A · TOWNSEND KARL ALUN
23 granted patents·7 pending applications·921 citations·filing 1999–2019
96Inventor score
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- 0494USD694830SGame controllerGREEN THROTTLE GAMES INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 3, 2013·109 cites·1 claims
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- 0692US7873385B2Antenna sharing techniquesPALM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 18, 2011·44 cites·17 claims
- 0792US7836216B2Connector system for supporting multiple types of plug carrying accessory devicesPALM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 16, 2010·50 cites·28 claims
- 0889US7773860B2Video data recorder with personal channelsDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 10, 2010·36 cites·17 claims
- 0988US6980204B1Charging and communication cable system for a mobile computer apparatusHAWKINS JEFFREY CHARLES·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 27, 2005·73 cites·14 claims
- 1082US7594059B2Multi-interfaced accessory device for use with host computing systemsPALM INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 22, 2009·11 cites·22 claims
- 1180US7734841B2System and method for providing serial bus connectivityPALM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 8, 2010·9 cites·38 claims
- 1279US8433182B2Video data recorder with personal channelsWOOD ANTHONY·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 30, 2013·4 cites·18 claims
- 1378US8649800B2Direction-enhanced navigationKALLIOLA KIMMO HEIKKI JUHANA·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 11, 2014·10 cites·25 claims
- 1469US9106553B2System and method for sharing resources and interfaces amongst connected computing devicesWONG YOON KEAN·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 11, 2015·4 cites·25 claims
- 1568US9430430B2Dynamic selection of operating modesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 30, 2016·1 cites·17 claims
- 1668US8873929B1Digital recording and playbackWOOD ANTHONY·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 28, 2014·8 cites·18 claims
- 1767US8831680B2Flexible audio control in mobile computing deviceFA JINGHUAI·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 9, 2014·4 cites·35 claims
- 1863US10244095B2Removable computing device that facilitates communicationsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 26, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1962US7983646B2Techniques to reduce radio frequency noiseHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 19, 2011·2 cites·25 claims
- 2059US10782846B2Method and apparatus for intuitive multitaskingNOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 22, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2159US8060666B2System and method for providing serial bus connectivityTOWNSEND KARL·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·1 cites·19 claims
- 2259US2010063893A1Method of and system for secure on-line purchasesPALM INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2356US2010063891A1Retail shopping method and system using upc capturePALM INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2450US2005232591A1Video data recorder for recording programming contentDIGITAL NETWORKS NORTH AMERICA·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2545US10248278B2Method and apparatus for intuitive multitaskingTOWNSEND KARL·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 2, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 2645US2003044165A1Video data recorder with for recording predefined format showsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2745US2006103642A1Charging and communication cable system for a mobile computer apparatusHAWKINS JEFFREY C·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2840US9104415B2Method for selecting and launching a hybrid mode of operation for a portable device based on received sensor information and a current mode of operationSKILLMAN PETER NILS·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 11, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 2940US2009144509A1Memeory sharing between two processorsWONG KEAN·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3027US2002057893A1Digital recording and playbackFiled 1999·Application pending·0 cites
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