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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Yahoo! Inc.


USPTO Granted Patents = 2,367

% Expired Patents = 53.7



Trademarks = 118

Forward Citations = 52,057

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2,473 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Marc Eliot Davis (77 out of 156 patents)

silverMedal Chris Theodore Kalaboukis (60 out of 233 patents)

bronzeMedal Ronald Martinez (51 out of 72 patents)

4.  Christopher William Higgins (47 out of 66 patents)

5.  Joseph James O'Sullivan (43 out of 62 patents)

6.  Shanmugasundaram Ravikumar (34 out of 87 patents)

7.  Marco Boerries (32 out of 35 patents)

8.  Shyam Kapur (27 out of 34 patents)

9.  Reiner Kraft (27 out of 115 patents)

10.  Qi Lu (26 out of 57 patents)

11.  Zhichen Xu (24 out of 59 patents)

12.  Andrew Stephen Tomkins (24 out of 126 patents)

13.  Christopher T Paretti (23 out of 35 patents)

14.  Athellina Athsani (22 out of 41 patents)

15.  Zhaowei Charlie Jiang (22 out of 40 patents)


Core Competencies:
Playlist Generation
Image-Based Recommendations
Social Network Hosting
Augmented Reality
Email Classification
Dwell-Time Analysis
User Recommendations
Real-Time Object Scanning
Content Ranking
Dynamic Content Mapping
Personalized News Stream
Mobile Device Interaction

2,367 patents:

1. 9830351 - System and method for generating a playlist from a mood gradient (2017-11-28),
2. 9727901 - Systems and methods for image-based recommendations (2017-08-08),
3. 9721389 - 3-dimensional augmented reality markers (2017-08-01),
4. 9721228 - Locally hosting a social network using social data stored on a user's computer (2017-08-01),
5. 9720882 - Automatically creating at-a-glance content (2017-08-01),
6. 9716764 - Display of communication system usage statistics (2017-07-25),
7. 9715546 - Method and system for searching encrypted data (2017-07-25),
8. 9710759 - Apparatus and methods for classifying senders of unsolicited bulk emails (2017-07-18),
9. 9710447 - Visual recognition using social links (2017-07-18),
10. 9710433 - Dynamic content mapping (2017-07-18),
11. D791800 - Display screen with a graphical user interface displaying a content wheel (2017-07-11),
12. 9704045 - User classification based upon images (2017-07-11),
13. 9703783 - Customized news stream utilizing dwelltime-based machine learning (2017-07-11),
14. 9699258 - Method and system for collecting and presenting historical communication data for a mobile device (2017-07-04),
15. 9697442 - Object detection in digital images (2017-07-04),
Yahoo! Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in personalized content delivery across various digital platforms. The company focuses on enhancing user experiences through advanced technologies such as playlist generation, image-based recommendations, and social network hosting. Yahoo! also explores innovative areas like augmented reality and real-time object scanning, aiming to improve user engagement and interaction. Its commitment to email classification and dwell-time analysis further underscores its dedication to delivering tailored content and recommendations to users.
Profile summary based on public USPTO records.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 29 2026

Yahoo! Inc.
2,367 Patents

#4 in Sunnyvale, CA

#53 in California

#208 in US

#419 in the World

Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Yahoo! Inc.

Forward Citations = 52,057

2,473 inventors:

goldMedal Marc Eliot Davis (77 out of 156 patents)

silverMedal Chris Theodore Kalaboukis (60 out of 233 patents)

bronzeMedal Ronald Martinez (51 out of 72 patents)

4.  Christopher William Higgins (47 out of 66 patents)

5.  Joseph James O'Sullivan (43 out of 62 patents)

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