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Robert Lee Thompson
Also filed as: THOMPSON ROBERT · THOMPSON ROBERT C · THOMPSON ROBERT J · THOMPSON ROBERT L
39 granted patents·9 pending applications·2,368 citations·filing 1975–2019
98Inventor score
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48 records- 0198US6529620B2System and method for obtaining and utilizing maintenance informationPINOTAGE L L C·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·215 cites·14 claims
- 0297US8850490B1Consuming paid media in an internet-based content platformGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 30, 2014·158 cites·25 claims
- 0395US10079872B1Subscription levels in an internet-based content platformGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 18, 2018·60 cites·25 claims
- 0494US9509798B1Subscriptions to paid channels of an internet-based content platformGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 29, 2016·36 cites·23 claims
- 0593US9148702B1Extending playing time of a video playing session by adding an increment of time to the video playing session after initiation of the video playing sessionGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 29, 2015·25 cites·21 claims
- 0692USD617808SPortion of a display screen showing a user interfaceVMWARE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 15, 2010·81 cites·1 claims
- 0791US9465457B2Multi-touch interface gestures for keyboard and/or mouse inputsTHOMPSON ROBERT LEE·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 11, 2016·29 cites·9 claims
- 0891US7050245B2Lens assembly and optical imaging using samePINOTAGE L L C·Filed 2004·Granted May 23, 2006·44 cites·10 claims
- 0990US9491176B1Monitoring content consumption by restricted accountGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 1090US7068301B2System and method for obtaining and utilizing maintenance informationPINOTAGE L L C·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 27, 2006·55 cites·16 claims
- 1190US7054076B2Lens assembly and optical imaging system using samePINOTAGE L L C·Filed 2004·Granted May 30, 2006·40 cites·46 claims
- 1288US4058676ASpeech analysis and synthesis systemINT COMMUNICATION SCIENCES·Filed 1975·Granted Nov 15, 1977·76 cites·92 claims
- 1387US9973828B1Monitoring content consumption by restricted accountGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·4 cites·26 claims
- 1487US6589168B2Video gynecological examination apparatusFiled 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·179 cites·10 claims
- 1585US5762603AEndoscope having elevation and azimuth control of camera assemblyPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 9, 1998·362 cites·10 claims
- 1684US10423318B1Extending playing time of a video playing session by adding an increment of time to the video playing session after initiation of the video playing sessionGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 24, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1784US9560400B2Consuming paid media of a content platformGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 31, 2017·5 cites·25 claims
- 1884US7566177B2Imaging device assemblyPINOTAGE L L C·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 28, 2009·8 cites·26 claims
- 1984US6744467B2Lens system for cameraPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·20 cites·24 claims
- 2081USD617809SIcon for a portion of a displayVMWARE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 15, 2010·28 cites·1 claims
- 2177US9639186B2Multi-touch interface gestures for keyboard and/or mouse inputsTHOMPSON ROBERT LEE·Filed 2012·Granted May 2, 2017·5 cites·12 claims
- 2274US5891013ASystem for single-puncture endoscopic surgeryPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 6, 1999·176 cites·42 claims
- 2373US6577339B1Aircraft monitoring and analysis system and methodPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 10, 2003·35 cites·69 claims
- 2469USD617810SIcon for a portion of a displayVMWARE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 15, 2010·17 cites·1 claims
- 2567US5846249AVideo gynecological examination apparatusPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 8, 1998·122 cites·20 claims
- 2664US6428470B1Imaging system and components thereofPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·113 cites·15 claims
- 2764US2003215128A1System and method for obtaining and utilizing maintenance informationPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2863US6348034B1System for single-puncture endoscopic surgeryPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 19, 2002·96 cites·17 claims
- 2962US11212586B2Extending playing time of a video playing session by adding an increment of time to the video playing session after initiation of the video playing sessionGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 3061US6007484AEndoscope having elevation and azimuth control of cameraIMAGE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 28, 1999·88 cites·23 claims
- 3160US4219695ANoise estimation system for use in speech analysisINT COMMUNICATION SCIENCES·Filed 1977·Granted Aug 26, 1980·14 cites·3 claims
- 3258US6165123AControllable multi-directional positioning systemPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·89 cites·4 claims
- 3357US9602358B2Extensible infrastructure for representing networks including virtual machinesCANNON III THOMAS C·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 21, 2017·1 cites·21 claims
- 3456US2014337139A1Channel-level advertising attributes in an internet-based content platformGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3555US2006080182A1Web-based size information system and methodTHOMPSON ROBERT J·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3652US10116525B2Extensible infrastructure for representing networks including virtual machinesVMWARE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 30, 2018·0 cites·8 claims
- 3752USD617811SIcon for a portion of a displayVMWARE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 15, 2010·8 cites·1 claims
- 3851US2008205696A1System and method for obtaining and utilizing maintenance informationPINOTAGE L L C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3951US2008204553A1System and method for obtaining and utilizing maintenance informationPINOTAGE L L C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4051US2004218083A1Lens assemblyPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4149US6398725B1Endoscope having elevation and azimuth control of cameraPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 4, 2002·44 cites·80 claims
- 4248US5980450ACoupling device for use in an imaging systemPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 9, 1999·49 cites·28 claims
- 4346US2002110263A1System and method for obtaining and utilizing maintenance informationFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4445US5524498AMotor feedback simulation for test equipmentDELCO ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 11, 1996·16 cites·16 claims
- 4544US6413209B1Imaging system with condensation controlMED IMAGES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 2, 2002·37 cites·4 claims
- 4642US2002128538A1Imaging system and components thereofFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4738US2006273237A1Video Presentation of Photomultiplier Anode SignalBURLE TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4836US6346073B1Imaging system and components thereofPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 12, 2002·18 cites·76 claims
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