Inventor · disambiguated record
Nathan C. Sherman
Also filed as: SHERMAN NATHAN C
29 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,390 citations·filing 1998–2022
98Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP22HANSON MARK T2MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2ODELL DANIEL L2BELESIU JIM TOM1
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32 records- 0199US6879930B2Capacitance touch sliderMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 12, 2005·248 cites·18 claims
- 0297US8719603B2Accessory device authenticationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·82 cites·20 claims
- 0397US7812825B2Capacitance touch sliderMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 12, 2010·60 cites·8 claims
- 0496US7158125B2Capacitance touch sliderMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 2, 2007·86 cites·7 claims
- 0596US7050927B2Capacitance touch sliderMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 23, 2006·87 cites·14 claims
- 0696US6725318B1Automated selection between a USB and PS/2 interface for connecting a keyboard to a computerMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 20, 2004·146 cites·36 claims
- 0796US6686904B1Wheel reporting method for a personal computer keyboard interfaceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·183 cites·42 claims
- 0895US8935774B2Accessory device authenticationBELESIU JIM TOM·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 13, 2015·44 cites·20 claims
- 0995US7277966B2Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 2, 2007·33 cites·2 claims
- 1093US8159372B2Keyboard with plural key switch matrices to detect ghostingSHERMAN NATHAN C·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 17, 2012·48 cites·20 claims
- 1192US8112556B2Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedHANSON MARK T·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 7, 2012·18 cites·8 claims
- 1291US6460094B1Peripheral device configured to detect the type of interface to which it is connected and configuring itself accordinglyMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 1, 2002·125 cites·59 claims
- 1387US8793786B2User indicator signifying a secure modeBHESANIA FIRDOSH K·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 29, 2014·20 cites·20 claims
- 1486US7779171B2Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 17, 2010·10 cites·2 claims
- 1586US7436965B2Optical out-of-band key distributionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 14, 2008·42 cites·19 claims
- 1685US8140855B2Security-enhanced log inZHU BIN BENJAMIN·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·16 cites·19 claims
- 1784US7975078B2Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 5, 2011·5 cites·1 claims
- 1880US11468181B2Secure access to accessory device resourcesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 11, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1978US8296474B2Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedHANSON MARK T·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 23, 2012·3 cites·11 claims
- 2078US6795949B2Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 21, 2004·16 cites·3 claims
- 2176US6630927B2Keyboard key discrimination employing drive line/sense line combinations and accomodating simultaneous key press conditionsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 7, 2003·29 cites·15 claims
- 2274US7096435B2Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 22, 2006·11 cites·15 claims
- 2372US6442734B1Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 27, 2002·64 cites·51 claims
- 2465US11907382B2Secure access to accessory device resourcesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2562US8264381B2Continuous automatic key controlODELL DANIEL L·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 11, 2012·4 cites·19 claims
- 2658US7773071B2Moving an image with an input deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 10, 2010·1 cites·10 claims
- 2758US7629960B2Input device with joystick mode and pointing modeMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 8, 2009·1 cites·13 claims
- 2857US7336705B2Smart receiver for wireless peripheralsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 26, 2008·5 cites·19 claims
- 2953US2010002884A1Optical Out-Of-Band Key DistributionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3052US9490842B2Continuous automatic key controlODELL DANIEL L·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 8, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 3144US2010242102A1Biometric credential verification frameworkMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3244US2014354550A1Receiving contextual information from keyboardsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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