Inventor · Waukesha, WI, US

Gary D. Meyer

77Patents
27h-index
28Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 29, 1980 → May 3, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7814816B2 Power tool, battery, charger and method of operating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,013 Active
US7157882B2 Method and system for battery protection employing a selectively-actuated switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US7176654B2 Method and system of charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Expired
US5984020A Power toll including inertia responsive element Performing Operations; Transporting 87 Expired
US7667437B2 Method and system for protection of a lithium-based multicell battery pack including a heat sink Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Active
US7064462B2 Power tools with switched reluctance motor Electricity 77 Expired
US7164257B2 Method and system for protection of a lithium-based multicell battery pack including a heat sink Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US7589500B2 Method and system for battery protection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US7492124B2 Method and system for battery protection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Active
US7504804B2 Method and system for protection of a lithium-based multicell battery pack including a heat sink Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Active
US5704435A Hand held power tool including inertia switch Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US7554290B2 Lithium-based battery pack for a hand-held power tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US7342381B2 Method and system for battery protection employing sampling of measurements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US7157883B2 Method and system for battery protection employing averaging of measurements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7521826B2 Power tools with switched reluctance motor Electricity 41 Expired
US7253585B2 Battery pack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US7262580B2 Method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US7944181B2 Battery pack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8436584B2 Method and system for battery protection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US7323847B2 Method and system of charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US7952326B2 Method and system for battery protection employing over-discharge control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US4278371A Safety interlock for electro-magnetic drill stand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US7508167B2 Method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7321219B2 Method and system for battery charging employing a semiconductor switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US8018198B2 Method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active

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