Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

Michael A. Bryan

36Patents
18h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 26, 1996 → May 23, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5867404A Method and apparatus for monitoring railway defects Physics 100 Expired
US6952504B2 Three dimensional engineering of planar optical structures Electricity 93 Expired
US5956664A Method and apparatus for monitoring railway defects Performing Operations; Transporting 90 Expired
US7056808B2 Cleaving process to fabricate multilayered substrates using low implantation doses Electricity 90 Expired
US6263941A Nozzle for cleaving substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US6221740A Substrate cleaving tool and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US6513564B2 Nozzle for cleaving substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US6213050A Enhanced plasma mode and computer system for plasma immersion ion implantation Electricity 61 Expired
US5987979A Method and apparatus for detecting railtrack failures by comparing data from a plurality of railcars Physics 47 Expired
US6300227A Enhanced plasma mode and system for plasma immersion ion implantation Electricity 46 Expired
US6044698A Method and apparatus including accelerometer and tilt sensor for detecting railway anomalies Physics 40 Expired
US6544862B1 Particle distribution method and resulting structure for a layer transfer process Electricity 40 Expired
US5790247A Technique for determining defect positions in three dimensions in a transparent structure Physics 37 Expired
US6554046B1 Substrate cleaving tool and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6151153A Modulator transfer process and assembly Physics 31 Expired
US9884988B2 Methods and compositions for use in oil and/or gas wells Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Active
US6458723B1 High temperature implant apparatus Electricity 26 Expired
US7164818B2 Integrated gradient index lenses Physics 26 Expired
US6211991A Modulator manufacturing process and device Physics 16 Expired
US6788866B2 Layer materials and planar optical devices Physics 10 Expired
US7378330B2 Cleaving process to fabricate multilayered substrates using low implantation doses Electricity 9 Expired
US6054235A Color filter repair method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7039264B2 Multilayered optical structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7391940B2 Integrated gradient index lenses Physics 6 Active
US8673407B2 Three dimensional engineering of planar optical structures Electricity 5 Active

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