Most Cited Billionaire Patents

Jeffrey P Bezos, is an American business leader, media owner, investor, computer engineer as well as and inventor.

He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company.

Bezos is the third-wealthiest person in the world.

Most cited patent:

US7433832B1 is the most popular patent in Jeff Bezos’s portfolio. It has received 420 citations so far from companies like Microsoft and IBM.

The invention allows data distribution over a network to remote users. It involves storing the purchase history of the first user in a database. The first user grants authorization over the network to a second user, enabling them to view a portion of the purchase history. The first user can selectively choose which purchase information the second user can access. A notification is sent electronically to the second user, informing them about the authorization granted by the first user.