Inventor

Chris J. Guzak

Inventor

Kirkland, WA, US

Overview

59→

Patents

2004–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 59 as inventor

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

G06Fprimary

G06FElectric digital data processing60%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication15%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes9%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests9%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use3%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general2%

E05BLocks1%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding1%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television1%

PatentTitleYear

11,061,775Coordinating file synchronization between a sync engine and another application that supports document collaboration2021 10,282,255Coordinating file synchronization between a sync engine and another application that supports document collaboration2019 10,264,039Streaming content and placeholders2019 9,734,158'Searching and placeholders'2017 9,552,363'File management with placeholders'2017 9,459,837'Interface for a computer platform'2016 9,436,351'System and method for user modification of metadata in a shell browser'2016 9,430,193'Interface for a computer platform'2016 9,423,926'Method for graphical representation of a content collection'2016 9,405,767'Streaming content and placeholders'2016 9,218,350'Searching and placeholders'2015 9,189,533'Sync framework extensibility'2015 9,166,866'Hydration and dehydration with placeholders'2015 8,863,291'Reputation checking of executable programs'2014 8,555,199'System and method for user modification of metadata in a shell browser'2013 8,549,434'Method for graphical representation of a content collection'2013 8,418,080'Computer system with enhanced user interface for images'2013 8,375,335'Computer input control for specifying scope with explicit exclusions'2013 8,312,422'Programming interface for a computer platform'2012 8,204,916'Hierarchical presentation of search results'2012 8,150,898'User data profile namespace'2012 8,117,226'System and method for virtual folder sharing including utilization of static and dynamic lists'2012 8,042,062'Computer system with enhanced user interface for images'2011 7,958,543'Account synchronization for common identity in an unmanaged network'2011 7,925,682'System and method utilizing virtual folders'2011 7,908,562'System and a method for presenting items to a user with a contextual presentation'2011 7,822,793'User data profile namespace'2010 7,823,077'System and method for user modification of metadata in a shell browser'2010 7,810,143'Credential interface'2010 7,769,794'User interface for a file system shell'2010 7,743,022'Method and system for synchronizing data shared among peer computing devices'2010 7,730,073'System and a method for presenting related items to a user'2010 7,711,754'System and method for managing data using static lists'2010 7,672,928'Query forced indexing'2010 7,644,374'Computer input control for specifying scope with explicit exclusions'2010 7,640,324'Small-scale secured computer network group without centralized management'2009 7,627,552'System and method for filtering and organizing items based on common elements'2009 7,617,530'Rights elevator'2009 7,555,573'Initiating software responses based on a hardware action'2009 7,552,243'Discovering printers and shares'2009 7,549,129'Computer system with enhanced user interface for images'2009 7,536,386'System and method for sharing items in a computer system'2009 7,526,483'System and method for virtual folder sharing including utilization of static and dynamic lists'2009 7,499,925'File system for displaying items of different types and from different physical locations'2009 7,493,592'Programming interface for a computer platform'2009 7,478,085'Ability for developers to easily find or extend well known locations on a system'2009 7,444,645'Method and system for detecting content on media and devices and launching applications to run the content'2008 7,421,653'System and method utilizing drawing handlers for selected properties'2008 7,409,644'File system shell'2008 7,249,326'Method and system for reducing notification area clutter'2007 7,206,868'Method and system for providing a peripheral service to a host computing device'2007 7,190,369'Application programming interface for changing the visual style'2007 7,188,319'Displaying graphical information and user selected properties on a computer interface'2007 7,181,463'System and method for managing data using static lists'2007 7,043,572'Method and system for providing a peripheral service to a host computing device'2006 6,992,681'Theme aware management using fusion'2006 6,873,337'Application programming interface for changing the visual style'2005 6,792,477'Discovering printers and shares'2004 6,762,767'Theme aware management using fusion'2004

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2004–2017Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (51)· patent assignee history

2004–2019Based in Kirkland, WA, US· patent location history

2012–2013Patents assigned to GUZAK CHRIS J (7)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to DE VORCHIK DAVID G (3)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to MCKEE TIMOTHY P (3)· patent assignee history

2015–2021Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (13)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history

2016Based in Kirkalnd, WA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MICROSOFT CORP	51	2004–2017
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC	13	2015–2021
GUZAK CHRIS Jself	7	2012–2013
DE VORCHIK DAVID G	3	2012–2013
MCKEE TIMOTHY P	3	2012–2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Kirkland, Washington, US	55	2004–2019
Redmond, Washington, US	3	2016–2021
Kirkalnd, Washington, US	1	2016