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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Next Computer, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 22

% Expired Patents = 4.5

Trademarks = 1

Forward Citations = 1,200

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24 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Hartmut H Esslinger (5 out of 70 patents)

Richard Williamson (4 out of 122 patents)

Linus M Upson (4 out of 41 patents)

4. Daniel Willhite (4 out of 17 patents)

5. Jack Greenfield (4 out of 17 patents)

6. Richard E Crandall (3 out of 47 patents)

7. Bradley Taylor (3 out of 3 patents)

8. Avadis Tevanian (2 out of 3 patents)

9. Bertrand Serlet (1 out of 55 patents)

10. Kevin Enderby (1 out of 3 patents)

11. Peter N Graffagnino (1 out of 37 patents)

12. Jean-Marie Hullot (1 out of 1 patent)

13. Jean-Marie Hullot (1 out of 1 patent)

14. Christopher M Franklin (1 out of 1 patent)

15. Mark A Ross (1 out of 52 patents)

22 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 6820268 - Method for associating data bearing objects with user interface objects (2004-11-16),

2. 6704744 - Method and apparatus for mapping objects to multiple tables of a database (2004-03-09),

3. 6526174 - Method and apparatus for video compression using block and wavelet techniques (2003-02-25),

4. 6513072 - Method for associating data bearing objects with user interface objects (2003-01-28),

5. 6466992 - Method for providing stand-in objects (2002-10-15),

6. 5664170 - Flexible distributed network database containing configuration (1997-09-02),

7. 5481721 - Method for providing automatic and dynamic translation of object (1996-01-02),

8. 5463690 - Method and apparatus for public key exchange in a cryptographic system (1995-10-31),

9. 5459863 - Method of maintaining data integrity in a network database (1995-10-17),

10. 5432937 - Method and apparatus for architecture independent executable files (1995-07-11),

11. 5410691 - Method and apparatus for providing a network configuration database (1995-04-25),

12. 5313624 - DRAM multiplexer (1994-05-17),

13. 5271061 - Method and apparatus for public key exchange in a cryptographic system (1993-12-14),

14. 5184124 - Method and apparatus for compressing and storing pixels (1993-02-02),

15. D331227 - Computer housing (1992-11-24),

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Next Computer, Inc.

22 Patents

#89 in Redwood City, CA

#3,579 in California

#15,001 in US

#28,690 in the World

Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Next Computer, Inc.

Forward Citations = 1,200

24 inventors:

Hartmut H Esslinger (5 out of 70 patents)

Richard Williamson (4 out of 122 patents)

Linus M Upson (4 out of 41 patents)

4. Daniel Willhite (4 out of 17 patents)

5. Jack Greenfield (4 out of 17 patents)

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