6 US patent applications published on 31 December 2009 and assigned to Google
| 1 | 20090327858 | Embedding Macros in Web Pages with Advertisements |
| 2 | 20090327855 | ANNOTATING WEBPAGE CONTENT |
| 3 | 20090327286 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING A SEARCH RANKING USING LOCATION AWARENESS |
| 4 | 20090327235 | PRESENTING REFERENCES WITH ANSWERS IN FORUMS |
| 5 | 20090327234 | UPDATING ANSWERS WITH REFERENCES IN FORUMS |
| 6 | 20090327078 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION BASED ON USER ACTIONS |