Inventor

Craig A. Dunk

Inventor

Guelph, CA

Overview

2002–2020

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 51 as inventor

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

H04Lprimary

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication32%

G06FElectric digital data processing25%

H04WWireless communication networks22%

H04MTelephonic communication6%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes5%

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

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%

H01HElectric switches1%

H04BTransmission1%

PatentTitleYear

10,664,130Handheld electronic device and associated method for indicating delivery status of a message2020 10,261,654Handheld electronic device and associated method for indicating delivery status of a message2019 10,067,572Hand-held electronic device2018 9,830,045Previewing a new event on a small screen device2017 9,703,390'Hand-held electronic device'2017 9,571,431'IM conversation management'2017 9,344,388'System and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging application in a mobile station'2016 9,098,169'Handheld electronic device and associated method providing availability data in a messaging environment'2015 8,843,569'Multi-community instant messaging system and device'2014 8,750,914'Handheld electronic device and associated method providing availability data in a messaging environment'2014 8,700,096'Advanced system and method for dynamically discovering, provisioning and accessing host services on wireless data communication devices'2014 8,631,353'Previewing a new event on a small screen device'2014 8,612,525'System and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging application in a mobile station'2013 8,560,728'System and method for addressing a mobile device in an IP-based wireless network'2013 8,539,365'IM conversation management'2013 8,532,142'System and method for delivery of packets'2013 8,493,322'Hand-held electronic device'2013 8,488,576'Methods and apparatus for establishing WLAN communications using an ESSID created based on a predetermined algorithm and a domain name'2013 8,468,127'System and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases'2013 8,464,149'Hand-held electronic device with autopunctuation'2013 8,295,817'Methods and apparatus for re-establishing communication for wireless communication for a wireless communication device after a communication loss in a wireless communication network'2012 8,244,904'Electronic device and base station for maintaining a network connection'2012 8,209,634'Previewing a new event on a small screen device'2012 8,131,672'System and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases'2012 8,131,803'System and method for integrating an address book with an instant messaging application in a mobile station'2012 8,107,483'IPv4-to-IPv6 address transitioning methods and apparatus for systems that push information to wireless communication devices'2012 8,073,964'Electronic device and base station for maintaining a network connection'2011 8,023,994'Provisioning methods and apparatus with use of a provisioning ESSID derived from both predetermined criteria and network-specific criteria'2011 7,969,419'Hand-held electronic device'2011 7,962,559'Multi-community instant messaging system and device'2011 7,940,796'System and method for delivery of packets'2011 7,934,015'System and method for addressing a mobile device in an IP-based wireless network'2011 7,890,875'IM conversation management'2011 7,747,244'Methods and apparatus for re-establishing communication for a wireless communication device after a communication loss in a wireless communication network'2010 7,720,989'Electronic device and base station for maintaining a network connection'2010 7,710,984'Data transfer from a host server via a tunnel server to a wireless device, and associating a temporary IPV6 address with a temporary IPV4 address for communicating in an IPV4 wireless network with the device'2010 7,684,363'Apparatus and method of controlling unsolicited traffic destined to a wireless communication device'2010 7,610,045'Advanced system and method for dynamically discovering, provisioning and accessing host services on wireless data communication devices'2009 7,596,119'Method and system for wireless channel selection by a mobile device'2009 7,581,020'System and method for addressing a mobile device in an IP-based wireless network'2009 7,555,522'Multi-community instant messaging system and device'2009 7,545,767'Apparatus and method of controlling unsolicited traffic destined to a wireless communication device'2009 7,496,606'System and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases'2009 7,490,114'System and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases'2009 7,426,569'System and method for maintaining a network connection'2008 7,315,747'Handheld electronic device and associated method providing availability data in a messaging environment'2008 7,181,204'Methods and apparatus for re-establishing communication for a wireless communication device after a communication loss in a wireless communication network'2007 7,158,120'Hand-held electronic device'2007 6,820,088'System and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases'2004 6,489,950'Hand-held electronic device with auxiliary input device'2002 6,396,482'Hand-held electronic device with a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs'2002

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2002–2013Patents assigned to RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD (34)· patent assignee history

2002–2019Based in Guelph, CA· patent location history

2009–2020Based in Waterloo, CA· patent location history

2012–2017Patents assigned to DUNK CRAIG A (14)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to KLASSEN GERHARD D (8)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to WORMALD CHRISTOPHER R (7)· patent assignee history

2013–2020Patents assigned to BLACKBERRY LTD (16)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD	34	2002–2013
BLACKBERRY LTD	16	2013–2020
DUNK CRAIG Aself	14	2012–2017
KLASSEN GERHARD D	8	2012–2017
WORMALD CHRISTOPHER R	7	2012–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Guelph, CA	48	2002–2019
Waterloo, CA	3	2009–2020