Inventor

Scott R. Shell

Inventor

Redmond, WA, US

Overview

34→

Patents

1999–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 34 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing40%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication24%

H04WWireless communication networks16%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use5%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

G04GElectronic time-pieces3%

G04RRadio-controlled time-pieces3%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes2%

H04MTelephonic communication2%

PatentTitleYear

11,082,491Propagating origin information for applications during application installation2021 10,956,615Securely defining operating system composition without multiple authoring2021 10,803,175Device attestation through security hardened management agent2020 10,713,350Unlock and recovery for encrypted devices2020 10,078,748Unlock and recovery for encrypted devices2018 9,762,396'Device theft protection associating a device identifier and a user identifier'2017 9,565,169'Device theft protection associating a device identifier and a user identifier'2017 9,418,219'Inter-process message security'2016 8,397,290'Granting least privilege access for computing processes'2013 7,930,760'Centralized enforcement of name-based computer system security rules'2011 7,870,490'On-the-fly device configuration and management'2011 7,712,099'Method and apparatus for synchronization of periodic processes'2010 7,698,223'Pluggable file-based digital rights management API layer for applications and engines'2010 7,568,195'Determining a maximal set of dependent software updates valid for installation'2009 7,549,148'Self-describing software image update components'2009 7,549,042'Applying custom software image updates to non-volatile storage in a failsafe manner'2009 7,529,197'System and method for continuously provisioning a mobile device'2009 7,509,497'System and method for providing security to an application'2009 7,478,392'Method and apparatus for synchronization of periodic processes'2009 7,349,990'System and method to query settings on a mobile device'2008 7,295,522'System and method for continuously provisioning a mobile device'2007 7,206,590'Automated cellular telephone clock setting'2007 7,194,503'System and method to query settings on a mobile device'2007 7,188,243'System and method for over the air configuration security'2007 7,187,660'System and method for continuously provisioning a mobile device'2007 7,062,274'Increasing the level of automation when establishing and managing network connections'2006 7,017,155'Installing software on a mobile computing device using the rollback and security features of a configuration manager'2006 6,993,760'Installing software on a mobile computing device using the rollback and security features of a configuration manager'2006 6,918,115'Method and apparatus for synchronization of periodic processes'2005 6,826,762'Radio interface layer in a cell phone with a set of APIs having a hardware-independent proxy layer and a hardware-specific driver layer'2004 6,826,416'Automated cellular telephone clock setting'2004 6,651,111'System and method for managing a serial port'2003 6,339,780'Loading status in a hypermedia browser having a limited available display area'2002 5,949,418'Operating system for handheld computing device having graphical window minimization/enlargement functionality'1999

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1999–2013Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (26)· patent assignee history

1999–2010Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history

2009–2021Based in Kirkland, WA, US· patent location history

2013–2016Patents assigned to LYONS MATTHEW G (2)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (8)· patent assignee history

2016Patents assigned to ALEXANDER JIMMY (1)· patent assignee history

2016Patents assigned to BATHULA AVINASHREDDY (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MICROSOFT CORP	26	1999–2013
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC	8	2016–2021
LYONS MATTHEW G	2	2013–2016
ALEXANDER JIMMY	1	2016
BATHULA AVINASHREDDY	1	2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Redmond, Washington, US	18	1999–2010
Kirkland, Washington, US	16	2009–2021