Category: Top Electrical Engineering Patents

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Apple patent by Steve Jobs from 2009 for text entry interface for a portable communication device – US7574672

This Apple patent lists Steve Jobs as an inventor and is directed towards text entry interface for a portable communication device. Mr. Jobs was awarded U.S. Patent 7574672 entitled “Text entry interface for a portable communication device” on August 11, 2009. The utility patent has been cited 50 times by other U.S. patents in the…
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Facebook patent by Mark Zuckerberg from 2013 for creating and sharing interest lists in a social networking system – US8510380

This Facebook patent lists Mark Zuckerberg as an inventor and is directed towards creating and sharing interest lists in a social networking system. Mr. Zuckerberg was awarded U.S. Patent 8510380 entitled “Creating and sharing interest lists in a social networking system” on August 13, 2013. The utility patent has been cited 7 times by other…
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Amazon patent by Jeff Bezos from 2008 for automatic authorization of programmatic transactions – US7324976

This Amazon patent lists Jeff Bezos as an inventor and is directed towards automatic authorization of programmatic transactions. Mr. Bezos was awarded U.S. Patent 7324976 entitled “Automatic authorization of programmatic transactions” on January 29, 2008. The utility patent has been cited 28 times by other U.S. patents in the field of it methods for management…
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Google patent by Larry Page from 2012 for systems and methods for determining a user interface attribute – US8156444

This Google patent lists Larry Page (Lawrence E. Page) as an inventor and is directed towards systems and methods for determining a user interface attribute. Mr. Page was awarded U.S. Patent 8156444 entitled “Systems and methods for determining a user interface attribute” on April 10, 2012. The utility patent has been cited 2 times by…
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