E. Michael Ackley
54Patents
20h-index
16Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 9, 1979 → Dec 30, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4905589A | Ink-jet system for marking pellet-shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 52 | Expired |
| US4632028A | Apparatus for orienting and printing capsules | Performing Operations; Transporting | 47 | Expired |
| US6267997A | Method for producing printed confectionery products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US4672892A | Apparatus for conveying and marking pellet-shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US7102741B2 | Printing/inspection unit, method and apparatus for printing and/or inspecting and accepting/removing specified pellet-shaped articles from a conveyer mechanism | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US6314876A | Method and apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component images | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| US5836243A | Carrier bar having contoured pockets and/or scalloped edges for conveying pellet shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US5768996A | Method for maximizing loading efficiency of pellet shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 37 | Expired |
| US6286421A | Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Expired |
| US5894801A | Methods and systems for sensing and rectifying pellet shaped articles for subsequent processing | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5433146A | Apparatus and method for marking pellet-shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US5655453A | Method and apparatus for marking pellet shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US5878658A | Apparatus and method for marking two sides of a pellet-shaped article | Performing Operations; Transporting | 31 | Expired |
| US7456946B2 | Laser system for pellet-shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Active |
| US4528904A | Ink reservoir removing and inserting structure for article marking apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US6450089B2 | Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US7701568B2 | Laser system for pellet-shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Active |
| US6481347B2 | Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US4394933A | Capsule orienting apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4377971A | Gravity fed type two-drum rectifying and rotary printing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US7311045B2 | Method for printing multicolor images on edible pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Active |
| US8072590B2 | Laser system for pellet-shaped articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Active |
| US7114445B2 | Method to print multicolor images on edible pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US8037992B2 | Method and apparatus for transporting and processing on-edge tablets | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US4266478A | Material orientation and printing apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.