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Lord Nigel Featherston
Also filed as: FEATHERSTON LORD NIGEL
13 granted patents·416 citations·filing 1997–2011
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13 records- 0195US7277966B2Method 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
- 0292US8112556B2Method 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
- 0391US6460094B1Peripheral 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
- 0486US7779171B2Method 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
- 0584US7975078B2Method 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
- 0679US7280547B2Dynamic WAN port detectionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 9, 2007·36 cites·19 claims
- 0778US8296474B2Method 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
- 0878US6795949B2Method 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
- 0976US6380927B1Determining the position of a detented optical encoderMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·90 cites·37 claims
- 1074US7096435B2Method 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
- 1166US6625790B1Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connectedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 23, 2003·49 cites·33 claims
- 1250US5898170AApparatus and method for finding optimal sensitivity level for optical encoding circuitMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·14 cites·26 claims
- 1331US6222182B1Apparatus and method for sampling a phototransistorMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 24, 2001·6 cites·19 claims
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