Vincent Zimmer's blog: 1000. Lies, #$(@ lies, and statistics

It was with some regret that I learned a colleague I admire is retiring. After our last meeting he shared the following picture from osfc 2018 that he took while we were in Germany.

https://2018.osfc.io/speakers/vincent-zimmer.html with the prezo https://2018.osfc.io/uploads/talk/paper/1/OSFC_Keynote-005.pdf

Speaking of osfc, my most recent osfc prezo https://talks.osfc.io/osfc2021/talk/HYZL3U/

mentions some upcoming books https://www.amazon.com/Firmware-Development-Specialized-Systemic-Knowledge/dp/1484279735/ and https://www.amazon.com/System-Firmware-Essential-Embedded-Solutions/dp/1484279387

Speaking of books and the arc of history, my co-author on the UEFI Shell and Beyond Bios books Mike Rothman shared w/ me his recent fan-driven wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._Rothman. On that page I noticed the assertion "He holds over 1000 patents worldwide." This made me curious about how the page author ascertained that number.

As folks can see from the link, Mike has elected to spend his after-hours on writing sci-fi and fantasy books, whereas my spare hours continue on tech books, patents, etc. Given our split in paths, I was curious how close I was to 1000 given his claim above.

To begin my search, I found the old-ish https://goodip.io/iq/assignee/intel-corp where I note that neither Mike or I are listed. Most of the folks there are microarchitecture and process technology. And given it's an old page, I suspect their #'s are much larger and wouldn't imply Mike or I entering that top 10 international.

For the next examination, from my earlier analysis http://vzimmer.blogspot.com/2021/07/patents-and-co-inventors.html I note that Rothman was in the high 200's on US patent grants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prolific_inventors at 284 now).

Given that data, so how does the 1000 number come about?

Perhaps there is some confusion about espacenet, namely the link cited in the above wikipedia page https://worldwide.espacenet.com/searchResults?DB=EPODOC&IN=%22Michael+Rothman%22+or+%22Rothman+Michael%22 which lists 737 results for Mike. Regrettably 737 includes US applications and issued, so it's not so easy to glean international issued/granted from that #.

For example, my variant of above link is https://worldwide.espacenet.com/searchResults?DB=EPODOC&IN=vincent%20zimmer&ST=advanced&compact=false&locale=en_EP and lists 1265 items. I don't believe that's correct for me, either, for global granted patents.

So what is the truth?

I finally did some digging on my list and came up with the following #'s from my granted patents over the past 25+ years -

All patents (US + world) - 1037 as of 4/11/2022.

This means 459 US patents granted and 578 non-US patents granted.

The details of US and non-US grant numbers include:

11,074,085

11,249,748

10,761,951

11,061,692

10,929,146

10,852,988

10,649,918

10,382,489

10,251,060

10,564,986

6,633,964

10,262,140

10,031,993

7,392,371

ZL02825773.1

1485797

1068972

1485797

6,848,046

ZL02809670.3

10296798

1075718

10-0729793

7,260,848

7,103,529

ZL02819232.X

10297273

10-0692346

10,601,955

10,540,193

10,180,800

10,768,863

3382593

602018012850.6

3382593

10,546,156

10,474,473

10,503,523

10,394,295

10,552,613

6,978,018

7,243,353

6,775,728

ZL02822826.X

60217394.9

1449077

7,200,758

ZL200380105401.3

10393456

2410819

244483

4855679

5551130

I277904

7,127,579

7,254,676

ZL200380103263.5

2409747

4220469

I242746

7,143,277

7,543,048

7,974,416

9,026,773

10,275,598

ZL200380104038.3

2411989

2421612

I238357

7,320,052

8,130,960

8,842,837

6,996,641

6,993,608

7,082,523

7,263,605

8,108,665

ZL200380105211.1

10393859

2411498

I237790

7,080,246

7,421,431

7,653,808

7,583,591

7,231,512

7,681,027

7,222,258

7,284,136

7,107,440

7,549,055

8,010,799

8,364,974

9,710,647

7,134,125

7,395,420

8,281,116

7,082,509

7,136,994

7,107,441

7,174,451

7,051,215

ZL200480016970.5

602004041688.6

1634170

I247489

7,934,209

7,318,171

ZL200480005327.2

2414318

1077117

222852

I261748

7,444,667

7,222,339

7,328,340

ZL200480018100.1

7,475,233

ZL03156077.6

7,188,238

7,200,772

7,587,750

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ZL200480018034.8

602004042829.9

1636696

4242420

1636696

7,730,205

7,478,141

7,082,527

7,483,974

7,146,512

7,107,388

7,159,105

7,243,167

7,478,176

7,380,136

7,434,231

7,562,230

8,127,150

ZL200480037167.X

121324

I280022

7,299,354

7,370,324

7,162,626

7,275,152

7,165,170

7,181,610

7,539,854

7,194,612

7,174,447

7,751,584

7,127,600

7,206,931

7,185,188

8,001,348

8,161,258

8,583,888

7,930,378

7,222,062

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7,174,471

I265405

7,353,339

ZL200480038646.3

I292095

7,207,039

7,448,030

7,162,629

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7,334,120

7,120,778

7,321,990

7,185,190

7,302,593

7,281,243

7,263,579

7,984,237

7,350,072

7,203,808

7,398,401

7,318,150

7,552,419

7,234,054

7,363,482

7,853,742

ZL200580013217.5

602005041610.2

1749266

4601665

1749266

7,421,533

7,739,527

7,269,768

7,048,877

7,290,178

7,340,616

7,788,460

7,370,188

7,543,166

8,943,346

7,310,725

7,364,087

7,243,222

7,246,224

7,281,124

7,653,727

ZL200580006193.0

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1727625

4664966

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ZL200580006194.5

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7,117,083

7,426,542

7,406,591

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7,290,166

7,698,487

8,082,470

7,594,124

8,225,101

8,751,813

7,558,966

7,430,683

7,757,231

5042848

10-0984203

7,472,208

7,840,736

7,506,149

8,245,019

ZL200580017448.3

602005028329.3

1761837

4774049

7,711,965

9,135,470

9,654,464

9,942,219

ZL200580033440.6

602005047110.3

1805572

I314684

7,826,835

ZL200510132102.X

602005048479.5

1825703

4575958

10-1018213

7,181,293

7,305,544

8,745,364

7,366,891

7,383,450

7,373,551

7,694,298

ZL200580042442.1

4579298

10-0914077

7,281,127

7,752,428

7,660,913

7,409,575

8,862,785

9,891,929

8,286,169

7,451,301

7,581,037

7,293,184

7,278,006

ZL200580044889.2

602005040792.8

1839140

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5167387

10-0907722

1839140

7,434,102

7,673,128

7,412,619

7,543,179

ZL200780009846.X

112007000688

I333144

7,617,400

7,398,382

602006049588.9

1856886

ZL200680005313.X

7,542,467

8,024,477

7,716,464

7,352,621

8,806,224

7,493,460

ZL200680032817.0

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7,373,537

7,441,112

8,046,576

8,862,862

9,465,623

7,543,287

ZL200680018961.9

4796625

10-0937062

7,734,934

7,580,701

8,032,117

7,870,373

7,774,846

7,516,336

8,195,968

8,595,526

9,158,362

7,478,196

8,327,192

7,647,474

ZL200680035585.4

602006024610.2

1934746

502011902004677

1934746

8,656,487

ZL200680035170.7

7,640,553

7,523,323

8,407,489

8,631,259

ZL200680033757.4

ZL201110308278.1

602006003912.3

1924909

1166389

7,480,791

ZL200680033756.X

7,793,127

7,584,374

7,634,629

ZL200680042498.1

I336039

7,631,206

7,461,299

7,725,747

7,555,641

7,660,977

ZL200710126426.1

10-1048914

7,930,728

7,370,175

7,716,421

I341464

ZL200780020629.0

7,889,685

7,840,398

8,368,711

8,786,622

9,448,828

7,818,558

8,082,431

ZL200710192949.6

5001773

7,886,190

7,685,376

7,721,080

7,406,560

8,266,238

7,765,440

8,510,859

ZL200710153796.4

9,235,707

602007038961.5

1906333

4775744

10-0989977

8,302,082

7,900,058

7,668,945

8,312,509

ZL200710170164.9

602007033774.7

1918815

4793733

5512610

10-0938305

1918815

2906661

2442348

10-0966398

1034453

7,594,077

7,987,458

7,941,624

9,384,039

7,673,126

7,788,475

7,945,841

7,779,244

7,822,960

7,596,714

7,689,817

7,627,718

ZL200710300216.X

8,688,965

ZL200810087275.8

7,987,348

ZL200810100361.8

ZL200810144638.7

8,984,265

ZL201410090626.6

602008052166.4

1975836

9,158,920

ZL200810127383.3

2017765

602008057777.5

2017765

7,747,846

7,761,701

8,452,950

7,890,811

7,882,341

7,818,560

8,645,965

10,585,702

ZL200810190343.3

7,900,033

7,987,349

9,047,491

7,827,371

8,458,726

7,793,090

7,873,846

8,402,262

8,185,886

8,391,913

8,649,818

7,831,858

7,900,084

8,583,908

7,962,738

ZL200810183979.5

5376928

8,839,356

ZL200810182279.4

2065800

602008054660.8

2065800

4896946

5410500

7,917,689

8,522,236

7,802,042

8,001,308

8,214,573

8,327,415

8,539,200

7,779,305

8,516,092

8,635,664

8,103,908

8,549,356

8,499,202

9,047,468

8,161,299

8,527,787

ZL200810188957.8

ZL201210028149.1

5636559

7,984,286

8,127,312

8,321,931

8,078,862

8,356,168

8,255,721

7,865,775

8,561,138

2207122

5350528

10-1208257

8,201,239

8,909,940

8,631,186

8,990,486

602009034009.3

2141625

ZL200810188988.3

2479666

10-1134816

8,910,169

ZL200910246861.7

2169514

602009056487.0

2169514

5532271

10-1114648

8,694,761

8,296,553

ZL200911000115.6

2189901

602009058867.2

2189901

5368947

8,296,528

8,086,839

7,953,916

8,463,972

8,832,454

ZL200910217300.4

2204755

2461264

2204755

2461264

2204755

5198422

10-1410078

10-1556818

8,151,027

602010032793.0

2239662

5497923

8,219,851

8,806,231

ZL201010621015.1

9,489,029

602010004816.0

2367091

5026579

10-1245442

2367091

9,015,268

ZL201110120401.7

5370897

10-1264521

ZL201180047970.1

8,539,245

2011285762

ZL201180048112.9

2601588

5705983

10-1518207

I467383

9,063,836

2011286271

ZL201180036850.1

2598997

5512892

10-1473119

I537967

8,522,066

9,098,300

ZL201110188572.3

5307196

10-1306395

8,312,258

ZL201180045466.8

602011036292.5

2596423

5540155

10-1407835

2596423

I482084

8,429,387

9,015,455

ZL201280037871.X

2729896

602012060184.1

2729896

5767751

10-1626397

9,367,327

I542992

8,370,667

ZL201180062019.3

5705996

10-1524961

I497289

8,499,141

ZL201180047390.2

602011021494.2

2601587

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10-1370176

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8,566,613

ZL201110153786.7

2395449

5301609

10-1312832

2510952

176870

8,479,017

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10-1276409

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ZL201110179065.3

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8,739,177

ZL201110165550.5

602011002306.3

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10-1444984

2398199

8,428,929

8,965,749

ZL201180046973.3

602011021514.0

2622533

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10-1453266

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8,977,871

ZL201080070815.7

ZL201610451692.0

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ZL201180055215.8

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8,386,618

ZL201180045848.0

2619679

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8,590,040

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ZL201180075088.8

2761468

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ZL201180075454.X

9,958,926

ZL201180074963.0

I512492

9,298,607

ZL201180075333.5

I566966

9,900,448

ZL201180076030.5

10-1646425

ZL201180076131.2

2798562

I476630

I515602

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9,210,148

9,686,281

ZL201180049417.1

2798559

10-1359841

8,892,858

ZL201180075848.5

2795989

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ZL201280071805.4

2831792

602012073987.8

2831792

10-1643072

9,251,347

ZL201280072136.2

2831788

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10-1701014

9,507,937

9,262,178

2013215466

ZL201380007287.4

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10-1609385

9,292,463

10,002,002

ZL201280075426.2

8,832,494

9,075,751

ZL201380004524.1

10-1618535

ZL201280075397.X

9,141,802

9,589,138

6096301

10-1775800

9,824,226

10,762,216

9,098,282

9,460,483

6105077

I502541

5,940,587

69838343.5

1038227

73695

ZL201380072535.3

6017706

10-1733903

9,311,177

602013022122.7

2959417

9,323,541

10,205,750

ZL201480008747.X

2973147

602014043689.7

2973147

ZL201380081151.8

10-1891420

9,832,172

ZL201380073058.2

2973139

6050528

10-1759411

9,223,983

9,563,775

2974123

602013061098.3

2974123

9,378,371

9,600,671

ZL201380079814.2

9,495,177

9,880,859

ZL201510093595.4

9,384,352

9,524,219

ZL201380079912.6

9,411,601

9,912,474

ZL201380080001.5

3063620

6272991

10-1861724

9,996,142

ZL201380077715.0

9,286,097

10-1915695

10,310,865

11,068,276

9,626,196

10,228,954

ZL201580009451.4

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10-1891423

ZL201480076013.5

3120238

6466476

10-1920980

10,289,425

10,684,865

9,413,765

9,781,117

ZL201580010585.8

3123337

10-1823888

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10,146,657

ZL201580010934.6

6297715

10-1931007

10,049,216

ZL201580003846.3

10,025,934

10-1802800

I601070

9,645,864

11,182,172

ZL201580003799.2

6152493

10-1826769

10-2219122

9,773,110

10,140,449

9,594,927

10,366,237

ZL201580042636.5

I546699

9,785,801

10,831,934

ZL201580028293.7

10-2244645

I570589

9,703,346

3158452

ZL201480079261.5

3161710

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10-1881788

9,870,475

ZL201480079192.8

3161657

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10-1896373

10,169,047

9,740,492

10,331,453

ZL201680011606.2

3274895

602016058368.2

3274895

9,589,155

ZL201580044960.0

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ZL201580061649.7

3231129

10,389,788

9,817,673

10,592,254

10,185,547

ZL201680030406.1

9,525,675

ZL201580076833.9

10,372,491

9,626,227

10,067,805

ZL201680012778.1

3274827

6689873

10,430,589

ZL201680011476.2

10,496,974

ZL201680009786.0

10,747,884

9,836,307

ZL201680030403.8

3314416

9,612,887

10,445,154

6768710

ZL201580080108.9

10,664,573

10,223,187

9,858,412

ZL201680030338.9

3314444

ZL201580082636.8

9,691,278

9,998,284

10,218,508

9,769,169

10,069,826

10,432,627

9,798,641

ZL201611053849.0

6363153

10,061,424

9,977,682

10,776,524

10,496,388

10,158,671

10,776,283

10,635,607

10,581,815

10,592,670

Issuing bodies/countries beyond US above include Europe, WIPO, Japan, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Germany, India, Taiwan, Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, United Kingdom, Mexico, France, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Australia, Brazil, ...

And another rub in my accounting is that some patents are done w/ McAfee, although the # is small.

Since my global patent isssued # is now greater than 1000, maybe I'll avoid doing this analysis again since I doubt I'll ever bump into another big milestone like 1500 or 2000.

And for Mike's 1000 issued, given I am > 150 ahead of him on US grants and he only has a handful of non-joint filings, I suspect he's not at 1000 global issue yet, especially since I have barely tipped that #. But I don't think I have the energy to dig into Mike's actual #. Maybe Mike's wikipedia fanbois can do that recon. Given this twisted path of analysis, thus the blog title https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics.

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Vincent Zimmer's blog

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

1000. Lies, #$(@ lies, and statistics

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