Inventor · Brookline, MA, US

Martin Schmidt

55Patents
21h-index
97Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 19, 1986 → Feb 25, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5164558A Micromachined threshold pressure switch and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 151 Expired
US5511428A Backside contact of sensor microstructures Electricity 151 Expired
US5932940A Microturbomachinery Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 142 Expired
US6392313B1 Microturbomachinery Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 113 Expired
US5238223A Method of making a microvalve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 106 Expired
US4943750A Electrostatic micromotor Electricity 102 Expired
US6692952B1 Cell analysis and sorting apparatus for manipulation of cells Physics 101 Expired
US5043043A Method for fabricating side drive electrostatic micromotor Electricity 96 Expired
US5199298A Wall shear stress sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US6671078B2 Electrostatic zipper actuator optical beam switching system and method of operation Physics 73 Expired
US4896098A Turbulent shear force microsensor Physics 69 Expired
US4997521A Electrostatic micromotor Electricity 65 Expired
US6541676B1 Integrated palladium-based micromembranes for hydrogen separation and hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US5142781A Method of making a microvalve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US8128753B2 Method and apparatus for depositing LED organic film Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Active
US6315423A Micro machined mirror Physics 45 Expired
US6810899B2 Integrated palladium-based micromembranes for hydrogen separation and hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US6932951B1 Microfabricated chemical reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US5264375A Superconducting detector and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5129981A Method of selectively etching silicon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6939632B2 Thermally efficient micromachined device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US7691244B2 Microfluidic pumps and mixers driven by induced-charge electro-osmosis Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6454421B2 Dual axis micro machined mirror device Physics 18 Expired
US6647088B1 Production of a dense mist of micrometric droplets in particular for extreme UV lithography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7619232B2 Method and device for producing extreme ultraviolet radiation or soft X-ray radiation Electricity 16 Expired

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