Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Michael A. Davis

102Patents
23h-index
86Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 26, 1977 → Feb 9, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4544545A Liposomes containing modified cholesterol for organ targeting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 796 Expired
US4900540A Lipisomes containing gas for ultrasound detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 349 Expired
US6024703A Ultrasound device for axial ranging Human Necessities 157 Expired
US6422084B1 Bragg grating pressure sensor Physics 91 Expired
US6229827A Compression-tuned bragg grating and laser Physics 86 Expired
US6470036B1 Tunable external cavity semiconductor laser incorporating a tunable bragg grating Electricity 74 Expired
USD733168S1 Electronic display with graphical user interface General 71 Active
US6278811A Fiber optic bragg grating pressure sensor Physics 55 Expired
US6826343B2 Multi-core waveguide Physics 48 Expired
US6956687B2 Optical blocking filter having an array of micro-mirrors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6820489B2 Optical differential pressure sensor Physics 43 Expired
US5748312A Sensing apparatus and method for detecting strain between fiber bragg grating sensors inscribed into an optical fiber Physics 43 Expired
US6310990A Tunable optical structure featuring feedback control Physics 40 Expired
US6519388B1 Tube-encased fiber grating Physics 38 Expired
US7592593B2 Multi-band focal plane array Physics 37 Active
US5818585A Fiber Bragg grating interrogation system with adaptive calibration Physics 36 Expired
US6363089B1 Compression-tuned Bragg grating and laser Physics 32 Expired
US7126740B2 Multifunctional optical device having a spatial light modulator with an array of micromirrors Electricity 31 Expired
US6668656B2 Optical sensor having differing diameters Physics 29 Expired
US4222373A Ceramic solar collector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6776045B2 Bragg grating pressure sensor for industrial sensing applications Physics 25 Expired
US7123833B2 Dynamically reconfigurable optical smart node Electricity 25 Expired
US7019883B2 Dynamic optical filter having a spatial light modulator Electricity 23 Expired
US6289740A Integrated fiber optic strain sensing using low-coherence wavelength-encoded addressing Physics 23 Expired
US6563968B2 Tunable optical structure featuring feedback control Physics 23 Expired

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