Methode Electronics, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →313Patents
82Active
313Granted
48Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jan 16, 1975 → Feb 16, 2023 · 16 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8917513B1 | Data center equipment cabinet information center and updateable asset tracking system | Physics | 259 | Active |
| US5879173A | Removable transceiver module and receptacle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 258 | Expired |
| US5233674A | Fiber optic connector with sliding tab release | Physics | 258 | Expired |
| US6851840B2 | Illuminated surfaces in the interior of an automobile | Performing Operations; Transporting | 222 | Expired |
| US5473715A | Hybrid fiber optic/electrical connector | Physics | 199 | Expired |
| US5335301A | Fiber optic connector with sliding key | Physics | 189 | Expired |
| US6914201B2 | Multiple detent switch | Electricity | 157 | Expired |
| US5390269A | Fiber optic connector with high resolution tunable fiber holder | Physics | 101 | Expired |
| US4678250A | Multi-pin electrical header | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 97 | Expired |
| US6045270A | Massive parallel optical interconnect system | Physics | 96 | Expired |
| US6108114A | Optoelectronic transmitter having an improved power control circuit for rapidly enabling a semiconductor laser | Electricity | 92 | Expired |
| US5546281A | Removable optoelectronic transceiver module with potting box | Physics | 92 | Expired |
| US5637008A | Zero insertion force miniature grid array socket | Electricity | 92 | Expired |
| US5528408A | Small footprint optoelectronic transceiver with laser | Physics | 89 | Expired |
| US5717533A | Removable optoelectronic module | Electricity | 77 | Expired |
| US5748924A | Method and apparatus for transferring data from SCSI bus to serial device and from serial device to SCSI bus | Physics | 72 | Expired |
| US5896037A | Interface test adapter for actively testing an integrated circuit chip package | Physics | 69 | Expired |
| US4065199A | Flat cable wiring harness and method of producing same | Electricity | 67 | Expired |
| US5812582A | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser feedback system and method | Electricity | 65 | Expired |
| US5864468A | Removable optoelectronic module with grounding means | Physics | 62 | Expired |
| USRE36820E | Removable optoelectronic module | General | 61 | Expired |
| US5476387A | Memory card frame and cover kit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US5812717A | Optical package with alignment means and method of assembling an optical package | Electricity | 57 | Expired |
| US8169306B2 | Touch panel assembly with haptic effects and method of manufacturing thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Active |
| US5599595A | Printed plastic circuits and contacts and method for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.