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Michael L. Gough
Also filed as: GOUGH MICHAEL · GOUGH MICHAEL L · GOUGH MICHAEL LANE
68 granted patents·11 pending applications·4,340 citations·filing 1993–2023
99Inventor score
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79 records- 0199US7857731B2Mobile systems and methods for health, exercise and competitionICON IP INC·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 28, 2010·192 cites·20 claims
- 0299US7549947B2Mobile systems and methods for health, exercise and competitionICON IP INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 23, 2009·239 cites·18 claims
- 0398US5949432AMethod and apparatus for providing translucent images on a computer displayAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·270 cites·45 claims
- 0498US5638501AMethod and apparatus for displaying an overlay imageAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 10, 1997·359 cites·27 claims
- 0597US6921351B1Method and apparatus for remote interactive exercise and health equipmentCYBERGYM INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 26, 2005·550 cites·20 claims
- 0696USRE41922EMethod and apparatus for providing translucent images on a computer displayAPPLE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 9, 2010·126 cites·35 claims
- 0796US6360221B1Method and apparatus for the production, delivery, and receipt of enhanced e-mailNEOSTAR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 19, 2002·380 cites·31 claims
- 0895US5559942AMethod and apparatus for providing a note for an application programAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 24, 1996·415 cites·49 claims
- 0995US5534893AMethod and apparatus for using stylus-tablet input in a computer systemAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 9, 1996·261 cites·30 claims
- 1094US6072489AMethod and apparatus for providing translucent images on a computer displayAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 6, 2000·155 cites·28 claims
- 1193US9851997B2Optimizing order of migrating virtual computing instances for increased cloud services engagementVMWARE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 26, 2017·13 cites·16 claims
- 1292US5754186AMethod and apparatus for blending imagesAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1996·Granted May 19, 1998·131 cites·32 claims
- 1392US5680617AComputer-human interface which provides for user customization of object behaviorAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 21, 1997·195 cites·25 claims
- 1491US7957354B1Internet enabled cellular telephonesG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 7, 2011·15 cites·7 claims
- 1590USRE44241EMethod and apparatus for providing translucent images on a computer displayGOUGH MICHAEL L·Filed 2009·Granted May 28, 2013·17 cites·36 claims
- 1689US7143148B1Method and apparatus for accessing a wide area networkG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 28, 2006·37 cites·20 claims
- 1788US5603053ASystem for entering data into an active application currently running in the foreground by selecting an input icon in a palette representing input utilityAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 11, 1997·183 cites·26 claims
- 1885US6690731B1Method and apparatus for diagonal processing of video dataNEOSTAR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 10, 2004·87 cites·22 claims
- 1985US6496872B1Computer system for automatically instantiating tasks designated by a userAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 17, 2002·101 cites·5 claims
- 2084US7965327B2Method and apparatus for detecting camera sensor intensity saturationRAMBUS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 21, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 2184US7143147B1Method and apparatus for accessing a wide area networkG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 28, 2006·22 cites·20 claims
- 2283US11863563B1Policy scope managementAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 2, 2024·5 cites·19 claims
- 2382US7840956B2Editor for program filesAPPLE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 23, 2010·13 cites·9 claims
- 2482US7441250B2Computer system for automatically instantiating tasks designated by a userAPPLE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 21, 2008·31 cites·24 claims
- 2582US6996609B2Method and apparatus for accessing a wide area networkG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 7, 2006·65 cites·20 claims
- 2681US8179971B1Method and apparatus for video data compressionGOUGH MICHAEL L·Filed 2003·Granted May 15, 2012·16 cites·31 claims
- 2780US7219165B1High-speed data transfer in a networked server environment via laser communicationG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 2001·Granted May 15, 2007·27 cites·20 claims
- 2878US10320819B2Intelligent security managementAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 11, 2019·5 cites·19 claims
- 2977US7627183B2System, method and article of manufacture for decompressing digital camera sensor dataGOUGH MICHAEL L·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 1, 2009·3 cites·8 claims
- 3077US6816200B1Method and apparatus for detecting camera sensor intensity saturationNEOSTAR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 9, 2004·30 cites·24 claims
- 3176US6798973B2Method and apparatus including reverse play of a multiplexed packet data streamNEOSTAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·9 cites·22 claims
- 3275US8482660B2Method and apparatus for detecting camera sensor intensity saturationGOUGH MICHAEL L·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 9, 2013·1 cites·17 claims
- 3374US7463298B2Method and apparatus for detecting camera sensor intensity saturationG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 9, 2008·6 cites·8 claims
- 3474US6850647B1System, method and article of manufacture for decompressing digital camera sensor dataFiled 2000·Granted Feb 1, 2005·9 cites·38 claims
- 3571US8219849B2Method and apparatus for controlling a computer over a wide area networkHICKMAN PAUL L·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 10, 2012·1 cites·17 claims
- 3671US6757902B2Computer system for automatically instantiating tasks designated by a userAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·15 cites·37 claims
- 3769US9367253B2Catastrophic data loss avoidanceVMWARE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 3869US7013327B1Method and apparatus for computing within a wide area networkG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 14, 2006·61 cites·14 claims
- 3967US6687740B1System, method and article of manufacture for preventing the proliferation of unwanted electronic messagesNEOSTAR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 3, 2004·63 cites·16 claims
- 4064US9473441B2E-mail with discretionary functionalityGOUGH MICHAEL L·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 18, 2016·0 cites·6 claims
- 4164US8793275B1Method, apparatus and system for distributing queries and actionsGOUGH MICHAEL L·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 29, 2014·9 cites·4 claims
- 4264US8484317B2Method and apparatus for computing within a wide area networkHICKMAN PAUL L·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 9, 2013·2 cites·18 claims
- 4364US7987427B1Graphical editor for program filesAPPLE INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 26, 2011·16 cites·42 claims
- 4464US7130888B1Method and apparatus for controlling a computer over a TCP/IP protocol networkG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 31, 2006·46 cites·18 claims
- 4563US11102221B2Intelligent security managementAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 24, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4663US2023370473A1Policy scope managementAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4762US8051214B1Laser data communication systemG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 1, 2011·1 cites·10 claims
- 4861US8275911B1Free space laser beam communicationGOUGH MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 25, 2012·2 cites·7 claims
- 4961US7730217B2High-speed data transfer in a networked server environment via laser communicationG & H NEVADA TEK·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 1, 2010·1 cites·28 claims
- 5061US6442329B1Method and apparatus for traversing a multiplexed data packet streamFiled 1999·Granted Aug 27, 2002·15 cites·20 claims
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