Melvin L. Biggs
22Patents
10h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 6, 1989 → Mar 8, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4937598A | Ink supply system for an ink jet head | Performing Operations; Transporting | 62 | Expired |
| US5189438A | Dual reservoir and valve system for an ink jet head | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US7052117B2 | Printhead having a thin pre-fired piezoelectric layer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Expired |
| US5605659A | Method for poling a ceramic piezoelectric plate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US5640184A | Orifice plate for simplified ink jet head | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US5701148A | Deaerator for simplified ink jet head | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US6450627B1 | Simplified ink jet head | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US6997539B2 | Apparatus for depositing droplets | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US7121646B2 | Drop ejection assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US7303264B2 | Printhead having a thin pre-fired piezoelectric layer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6682181B1 | Ink jet head containing a carbon member | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US7524050B2 | Ink jet printing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US7168791B2 | Piezoelectric ink jet printing module | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US8162466B2 | Printhead having impedance features | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US6848773B1 | Piezoelectric ink jet printing module | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US8251471B2 | Individual jet voltage trimming circuitry | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US7681994B2 | Drop ejection device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US7494209B2 | Printhead module | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US6923866B2 | Apparatus for depositing droplets | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
| US7326439B2 | Apparatus for depositing droplets | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
| US7637592B2 | System and methods for fluid drop ejection | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| USRE45494E1 | System and methods for fluid drop ejection | General | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.