Inventor · Tucson, AZ, US

David M. Kane

37Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 10, 1981 → Dec 1, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8752969B1 Method of operating a fast scanning mirror Performing Operations; Transporting 124 Active
US7440084B2 Micromechanical and related lidar apparatus and method, and fast light-routing components Physics 113 Expired
US8203702B1 Optical system Physics 54 Active
US7419627B2 Co-cured vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding manufacturing method Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5191767A Gas turbine air handling system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US6934435B2 Microfluidic pump system for chemical or biological agents Physics 24 Expired
US4403714A Collapsible tube compressing paste dispenser Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US9304305B1 Electrooptical sensor technology with actively controllable optics, for imaging Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US9629975B1 Ventilation mask Human Necessities 17 Active
US10252016B2 Ventilation mask Human Necessities 15 Active
US8958057B2 Camera-style lidar setup Physics 14 Active
US5791984A Air handling system with snow removal capabilities Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US8624177B2 Refined optical system Physics 9 Active
US7297934B2 Optical system Physics 7 Expired
US8203703B1 Image null-balance system with multisector-cell direction sensing Physics 7 Active
USD800917S1 Surgical drape General 6 Active
US10589047B2 Combined nasal and mouth ventilation mask Human Necessities 6 Active
US9041898B1 Apparatus and method for simultaneous plural-view image sequences from a single image sensor Physics 5 Active
USD825740S1 Surgical mask General 5 Active
USD862687S1 Surgical mask General 4 Active
USD892306S1 Surgical mask General 4 Active
US5074117A Air handling system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
USD848606S1 Surgical mask General 4 Active
USD930151S1 Surgical mask General 3 Active
USD898188S1 Surgical mask General 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.