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New York, NY, United States of America

Barnesandnoble.com LLC

USPTO Granted Patents = 17

% Expired Patents = 5.9

Trademarks = 37

Forward Citations = 140

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34 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Amir Mesguich Havilio (5 out of 32 patents)

Aditya Vailaya (4 out of 18 patents)

Jiang Wu (4 out of 22 patents)

4. Manish Rathi (4 out of 9 patents)

5. Kourtny Minh Hicks (4 out of 42 patents)

6. Gerald B Cueto (3 out of 17 patents)

7. Dale J Brewer (2 out of 13 patents)

8. Yves Albert Behar (1 out of 117 patents)

9. William Alan Saperstein (1 out of 23 patents)

10. Joshua Morenstein (1 out of 133 patents)

11. Peter Farago (1 out of 2 patents)

12. Victoria Repice (1 out of 3 patents)

13. Theresa Horner (1 out of 4 patents)

14. David Mandelbaum (1 out of 3 patents)

15. Bharat Welingkar (1 out of 14 patents)

17 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 9030430 - Multi-touch navigation mode (2015-05-12),

2. 9001064 - Touch sensitive device with pinch-based archive and restore functionality (2015-04-07),

3. 8979342 - Planar front illumination system having a light guide with micro scattering features formed thereon and method of manufacturing the same (2015-03-17),

4. 8966617 - Image pattern unlocking techniques for touch sensitive devices (2015-02-24),

5. 8963869 - Color pattern unlocking techniques for touch sensitive devices (2015-02-24),

6. 8963865 - Touch sensitive device with concentration mode (2015-02-24),

7. 8904304 - Creation and exposure of embedded secondary content data relevant to a primary content page of an electronic book (2014-12-02),

8. 8892692 - System and method for consumer-to-consumer lending of digital content (2014-11-18),

9. 8892472 - System and method for facilitating the lending of digital content using contacts lists (2014-11-18),

10. 8884997 - System and method for low-flash veil on an electronic paper display (2014-11-11),

11. 8856180 - System and method for formatting multifunctional electronic books for electronic readers (2014-10-07),

12. 8676820 - Indexing and search query processing (2014-03-18),

13. 8504553 - Unstructured and semistructured document processing and searching (2013-08-06),

14. D686626 - Case for an electronic device (2013-07-23),

15. D674393 - Case for an electronic device (2013-01-15),

Company Overview

Barnes & Noble, headquartered in New York, NY, is a prominent bookseller specializing in the retail of books, eBooks, magazines, and related products. The company operates a chain of bookstores and offers a robust online platform, providing customers with a diverse selection of literature and educational materials. In addition to traditional print media, Barnes & Noble has embraced digital technology through its Nook eReader and eBook services, catering to the evolving preferences of readers in the digital age.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

17 Patents

#456 in New York, NY

#1,101 in New York

#18,894 in US

#35,918 in the World

New York, NY, United States of America

Barnesandnoble.com LLC

Forward Citations = 140

34 inventors:

Amir Mesguich Havilio (5 out of 32 patents)

Aditya Vailaya (4 out of 18 patents)

Jiang Wu (4 out of 22 patents)

4. Manish Rathi (4 out of 9 patents)

5. Kourtny Minh Hicks (4 out of 42 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Barnesandnoble.com LLC. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/barnesandnoblecom

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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