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IDiyas’s Digital Inventor Badge (DIB) showcases an inventor’s inventive prowess in granted patents across Utility, Design, and Plant patents. The data has been tracked since January 1, 1976, and refreshed each Tuesday. The data benchmarks an inventor’s prolificness to other inventors in their city, state, country, and the world. The badge reflects an inventor’s success in granted patents across their career.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 9 2025

212 Utility Patents

#2 in Medina, WA

#32 in Washington

#1,070 in US

#1,803 in the World

Medina, WA, United States of America

William Henry Gates, Iii

Forward Citations = 2,886

Company Filing History:

113 out of 1,208

36 out of 1,358

The Invention Science Fund I LLC

35 out of 54,097

4. 21 out of 94

5. 4 out of 8,254

where one patent can have more than one assignee

William Henry Gates III, an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer, is best known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft alongside his childhood friend Paul Allen. Gates played pivotal roles at Microsoft, serving as chairman, CEO, president, and chief software architect. His influence extended beyond Microsoft, as he co-founded Breakthrough Energy Coalition and established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His legacy encompasses technological innovation, philanthropy, and shaping the computer industry.

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