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Darren A. Apfel
Also filed as: APFEL DARREN · APFEL DARREN A · APFEL DARREN ALEXANDER
30 granted patents·5 pending applications·2,173 citations·filing 1997–2020
97Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP15MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC9APFEL DARREN A4KRUZENISKI MICHAEL J2SMUGA MICHAEL A2
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35 records- 0199US7139555B2Unified contact listMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 21, 2006·327 cites·20 claims
- 0297US6973299B2Unified contact listMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 6, 2005·207 cites·39 claims
- 0396US8175653B2Chromeless user interfaceSMUGA MICHAEL A·Filed 2009·Granted May 8, 2012·91 cites·18 claims
- 0495US10586211B2Shared collaboration objectsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 10, 2020·19 cites·20 claims
- 0595US5974454AMethod and system for installing and updating program module componentsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 26, 1999·661 cites·17 claims
- 0694US8385952B2Mobile communications device user interfaceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·49 cites·20 claims
- 0793US6405225B1Integrating email functionality into a word processor by incorporating an email GUI within the word processorMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 11, 2002·271 cites·44 claims
- 0890US8639229B2Creating a communication groupAPFEL DARREN A·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 28, 2014·23 cites·20 claims
- 0987US8914072B2Chromeless user interfaceSMUGA MICHAEL A·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·8 cites·20 claims
- 1087US8825699B2Contextual search by a mobile communications deviceKRUZENISKI MICHAEL J·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 2, 2014·9 cites·20 claims
- 1187US8005927B2Current updatesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·13 cites·17 claims
- 1286US6799301B1Methods and systems for objects supporting structured language persistent stateMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 28, 2004·43 cites·11 claims
- 1386US6182092B1Method and system for converting between structured language elements and objects embeddable in a documentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 30, 2001·118 cites·17 claims
- 1480US8214464B2Current updatesAPFEL DARREN A·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 3, 2012·5 cites·17 claims
- 1580US7185116B2Template-based customization of a user interface for a messaging application programMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 27, 2007·34 cites·22 claims
- 1680US6510453B1System and method for creating and inserting multiple data fragments into an electronic mail messageMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 21, 2003·278 cites·22 claims
- 1774US9172789B2Contextual search by a mobile communications deviceROVI TECH CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 27, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
- 1874US8667533B2Customizing streaming content presentationAPFEL DARREN A·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 1970US9977575B2Chromeless user interfaceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 22, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 2069US10810204B2Providing access to an electronic message attachmentMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 20, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2169US7453868B2Strategies for sending content to a target deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·6 cites·17 claims
- 2266US9578468B2Creating a communication groupMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 2365US10996833B2Chromeless user interfaceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 4, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2464US10671256B2Chromeless user interfaceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 2, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2564US10394433B2Chromeless user interfaceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 27, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2663US2010105440A1Mobile Communications Device Home ScreenKRUZENISKI MICHAEL J·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2757US10154385B2Creating a communication groupMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 11, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 2856US2009108055A1Personalizable cards shared via a computerized card serviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2954US7543226B2Methods and systems for objects supporting structured language persistent stateMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 2, 2009·3 cites·21 claims
- 3052US10832211B2Opening an attachment and conversation from a messaging applicationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 10, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3152US2014068446A1Mobile Communications Device User InterfaceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3250US9602611B2Current updatesAPFEL DARREN A·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 21, 2017·0 cites·22 claims
- 3345US2008059896A1Mobile Device User InterfaceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3444US2004122965A1Mechanisms for supporting a virtual on-line mobile environmentFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3538US9628755B2Automatically tracking user movement in a video chat applicationMCDOWELL BRIAN·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 18, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
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