Michael A. Bryan
36Patents
18h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 26, 1996 → May 23, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.