Richard F Sapper

This inventor holds 59 USPTO granted patents and 2 published patent applications, plus 4 CIPO patents and 3 EPO patents, primarily in Support Apparatus (CPC class D141). Top assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Knoll Gmbh, Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.. Active years: 1991-2016.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Richard F Sapper. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/richard-f-sapper

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

Calculating rank

USPTO Granted Patents = 59 (Patent Applications = 2)

% Patents Active = 100.0

CIPO Patents = 4

EPO Patents = 3 (Patent Applications = 3)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.2

ph-index = 15

Forward Citations = 991(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 955(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

20121 Milan, IT (1993)
Montagnola, CH (1991 - 1994)
Milana, IT (1995)
Milan, IT (1991 - 2016)

Company Filing History:

38 out of 166,425

International Business Machines Corporation

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Artemide Litech S.p.a.

patents

6. 1 out of 834,601

Other

patents

Years Active: 1991-2016

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Areas of Expertise:

Display Devices

Support Apparatus

Portable Computer

Friction Adjustment

Computer Housing

Combined Camera

Fractionated Keyboard

Rotatable Computer

Docking Base

Personal Computer

Monitor

Multi-Media Computer

59 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 9400083 - Support apparatus for multiple display devices (2016-07-26),

2. 9027894 - Support apparatus for display devices and other objects (2015-05-12),

3. 8777172 - Support apparatus for display devices and other objects (2014-07-15),

4. 8651444 - Friction adjustment mechanism for a support apparatus (2014-02-18),

5. 8453980 - Support apparatus (2013-06-04),

6. 8448906 - Support apparatus (2013-05-28),

7. 8342462 - Support apparatus (2013-01-01),

8. 8274786 - Flippable I/O port for portable computer (2012-09-25),

9. D663307 - Support apparatus (2012-07-10),

10. D659148 - Support arm mounting plate with wrench (2012-05-08),

11. D654503 - Support arm (2012-02-21),

12. D652423 - Support arm (2012-01-17),

13. D629808 - Support arm (2010-12-28),

14. D621842 - Support arm (2010-08-17),

15. D617790 - Portable computer (2010-06-15),

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Profile summary based on public USPTO records.