Inventor · Darwin, MN, US

Mark A. Schmidt

19Patents
11h-index
31Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 31, 1980 → Feb 18, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5456684A Multifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,093 Expired
US5370647A Tissue and organ extractor Human Necessities 412 Expired
US5593196A Telescopic hot stick Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US6839583B1 Disposable tissue probe tip Physics 58 Expired
US6487343B1 Fiber optic light mixer Physics 56 Expired
US6892006B2 Fiber optic light mixer Physics 47 Expired
US6571935B1 Monolithic belt with reinforced sidewall Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6481899B1 Optical connector latching mechanism for a spectrophotometric instrument Physics 27 Expired
US8469423B1 Telescopic hot stick with controlled button movement feature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US6728072B1 Intergral base plate with boss tower Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6887325B2 Method of stabilizing the density of gas generant pellets containing nitroguanidine Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US7406628B2 Simulated error injection system in target device for testing host system Physics 9 Expired
US4307755A Glass fiber reinforced synthetic resin tube having integral metal attachment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6769183B2 Cable cutting tool Electricity 5 Expired
US8878275B2 LDMOS device with double-sloped field plate Electricity 5 Active
US7170716B2 Method of forming a head suspension with an integral boss tower Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7313855B2 Method of forming a head suspension with an integral boss tower Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US5514931A Apparatus for displaying video images Electricity 2 Expired
US6547900B2 Method of stabilizing the density of gas generant pellets containing nitroguanidine Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired

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