IP Library Granted Patent US 6,169,986
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US 6,169,986 · App. 09/411,441

System and method for refining search queries

Inventors: Dwayne Bowman, Ruben E. Ortega, Michael L. Hamrick, Joel R. Spiegel, Timothy R. Kohn
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Granted: Jan 2, 2001 Filed: Oct 1, 1999
Inventors
Dwayne Bowman
Ruben E. Ortega
Michael L. Hamrick
Joel R. Spiegel
Timothy R. Kohn
Assignee (at issue)
Amazon.com, Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,169,986
App. No.
09/411,441
Filed
1999-10-01
Granted
2001-01-02
Kind
A