U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Icon_funbox Celebrity Inventors

Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.

Newsletter  PatentStorm News

Make the Most of Our Site

See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.

Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.

Registered users: Manage your profile.

 

Examiner: Hutton, Doug


Primary examiner statistics: 590 patents; average approval time: 593 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 152 patents; average approval time: 989 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8140952 Method of assisting a user
8074167 Cross domain presence of web user interface and logic
8024651 Data visualization using tables integrated with hierarchical pie ...
8020098 Video analysis system of swing motion
8020087 Program, information processing method, and information processin...
8010894 Memory optimizing for re-ordering user edits
8006174 System in a spreadsheet for exporting-importing the content of in...
8006176 Methods and systems for imaging-device-based form field managemen...
8001477 Method for exchanging portlet configuration data
8001461 System for exporting-importing the content of input cells from a ...
8001460 Page-added information sharing management method
8001462 Updating search engine document index based on calculated age of ...
8001467 Method of inputting letter in mobile terminal through extraction ...
7996776 Shared telepointer
7996758 Methods and apparatus for storing data associated with an electro...
7992088 Method and system for copy and paste technology for stylesheet ed...
7987422 Systems, methods and computer program products for automatic diss...
7984376 Frame page displaying method, frame page displaying device, and p...
7984370 Method of processing plurality of images arranged in chronologica...
7979796 Searching for commands and other elements of a user interface
7975218 Apparatus and method for forming document group structure data an...
7975226 Determining presentation effects for a sequence of digital conten...
7971141 Method and system for populating a form based on an existing form...
7971137 Detecting and rejecting annoying documents
7966552 Trial selection of STB remote control codes
7966555 Context sensitive delimiter insertion when adding references
7962933 Mid-roll insertion of digital media
7962844 Dynamic publication of information from a database
7954047 Cutting and copying discontiguous selections of cells
7949958 Method and apparatus for generating an electronic menu
7949950 Systems and methods for enhanced document composition features
7949953 Designing and generating charts to graphically represent data in ...
7945846 Application-specific personalization for data display
7945854 Systems and methods for the combination and display of social and...
7945849 Identifying appropriate client-side script references
7945850 Data mining and reporting
7941750 Method and system for defining separate print quality regions wit...
7941743 Methods and systems for imaging device form field management
7934150 Method and GUI for managing output settings in a form-based appli...
7934151 Specification of tables including objects with arbitrary formatti...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7028259 Interactive legal citation checker
7017120 Methods for creating a customized program from a variety of sourc...
6993808 Adjustable hinges for orthopedic splints
6981218 Document processing apparatus having an authoring capability for ...
6968501 Document format identification apparatus and method
6963332 Letter input method and device using the same
6959418 System and method for facilitating editing of codes such as HTML ...
6952806 Medium containing information gathered from material including a ...
6950992 External-character font creation system and program recording med...
6948118 Apparatus and method of bookmarking paths to web pages
6944816 Automated system for performing kepner tregoe analysis for spread...
6934910 Method and system for inserting a data object into a computer-gen...
6931588 Method, medium, display device, and hypertext display system incl...
6918086 Method and apparatus for updating database of automatic spelling ...
6904564 Method of summarizing text using just the text
6898760 Reporting status of external references in a spreadsheet without ...
6895550 Computer-implemented PDF document management
6874120 Method, system, and product for efficient retrieval of informatio...
6871319 Table styles inference engine
6851087 System and method of processing computer form data
6848080 Language input architecture for converting one text form to anoth...
6832351 Method and system for previewing and printing customized business...
6820237 Apparatus and method for context-based highlighting of an electro...
6799765 Brush for a brush seal
6792574 Computer-based patient recording system
6772393 System and method for room decoration and inheritance
6749790 Handle for a hand tool and method for the manufacture thereof
6732333 System and method for managing statistical data regarding correct...
6728935 Apparatus for setting attributes to character strings and graphic...
6726217 Piston ring for the piston of an internal combustion engine
6715181 Hinge device of the snap-in type
6718518 Non-disruptive search facility
6711714 Linearization of framesets for audibly rendering frames
6704906 Self-directed routable electronic form system and method
6695317 Seal
6687955 Handle for carrying case
6687956 Hinge and method
6675440 Mounting plate for furniture hinges
6665908 Modular computer system and latching handle for same
6637073 Hinge cover
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?