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Ian M. Sands
Also filed as: SANDS IAN · SANDS IAN M · SANDS IAN MICHAEL
17 granted patents·13 pending applications·329 citations·filing 2004–2018
94Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP16RUSS V KEVIN3MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2SANDS IAN M2BURTNER EDWIN RUSS1
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30 records- 0195US8903430B2Location based object trackingSANDS IAN M·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 2, 2014·89 cites·20 claims
- 0295US8121640B2Dual module portable devicesRUSS V KEVIN·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 21, 2012·75 cites·15 claims
- 0391US9134798B2Gestures, interactions, and common ground in a surface computing environmentMORRIS MEREDITH JUNE·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 15, 2015·26 cites·20 claims
- 0488US8432366B2Touch discriminationHODGES STEPHEN E·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 30, 2013·18 cites·20 claims
- 0588US8032832B2Non-linear presentation canvasMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 4, 2011·31 cites·17 claims
- 0685US8798669B2Dual module portable devicesRUSS V KEVIN·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 5, 2014·8 cites·16 claims
- 0784US8165799B2Timed location sharingSNAVELY JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·22 cites·20 claims
- 0881US10127524B2Shared collaboration canvasBURTNER RUSS·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 13, 2018·16 cites·19 claims
- 0981US7542845B2Information navigation interfaceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2009·15 cites·20 claims
- 1077US9141284B2Virtual input devices created by touch inputSANDS IAN M·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 22, 2015·9 cites·19 claims
- 1176US8490157B2Authentication—circles of trustTHOMPSON PETER B·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 16, 2013·9 cites·20 claims
- 1273US8386963B2Virtual inking using gesture recognitionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·6 cites·17 claims
- 1363US9207806B2Creating a virtual mouse input deviceBURTNER EDWIN RUSS·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 8, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 1461US10699244B2Shared collaboration canvasMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 1560US2005256786A1System and method for communicating product informationSANDS IAN MICHAEL·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1658US2010306018A1Meeting State RecallMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1756US2014344706A1Dual Module Portable DevicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 1854US8849570B2Projected way-findingRUSS V KEVIN·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 30, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 1953US8681127B2Touch discriminationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 25, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 2053US2005256781A1System and method for communicating product information with context and proximity alertsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2153US2005256782A1System and method for providing consumer help based upon location and product informationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2251US10409381B2Gestures, interactions, and common ground in a surface computing environmentMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 10, 2019·0 cites·19 claims
- 2349US2007027806A1Environment-driven applications in a customer service environment, such as a retail banking environmentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2448US2010241999A1Canvas Manipulation Using 3D Spatial GesturesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2548US2010241987A1Tear-Drop Way-Finding User InterfacesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2648US2010313150A1Separable displays and composable surfacesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2747US2010218249A1Authentication via a deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2846US2010293501A1Grid WindowsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2946US2010295794A1Two Sided Slate DeviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3039US2007024580A1Interactive display device, such as in context-aware environmentsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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