Inventor · Christiansburg, VA, US

Michael B. Miller

28Patents
16h-index
45Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 31, 1974 → Jun 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5222963A Pull-through circular anastomosic intraluminal stapler with absorbable fastener means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,132 Expired
US4978567A Wafer holding fixture for chemical reaction processes in rapid thermal processing equipment and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 615 Expired
US5250058A Absorbable anastomosic fastener means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 469 Expired
US6270946A Non-lithographic process for producing nanoscale features on a substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US5455703A Fiber optic transceiver with integrated coupler Physics 72 Expired
US4092446A Process of refining impure silicon to produce purified electronic grade silicon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US5285512A Fiber optic transceiver with integrated coupler Physics 40 Expired
US4525025A Fiber optic rotary joint using a reflective surface and tangentially mounted rotor and stator optical fibers Physics 36 Expired
US4492427A Optical slip ring assembly Electricity 30 Expired
US4436367A Optical slip ring assembly Electricity 28 Expired
US4213937A Silicon refinery Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US5409074A Motorized vehicle with fiber-optic joystick controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US4815812A Alignable single channel fiber optic rotary joint Physics 20 Expired
US6267458A Apparatus for protecting a track assembly of a tractor Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US4772498A Silicon carbide capillaries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4323902A Power antenna with resilient mounting means Electricity 17 Expired
US4861533A Method of preparing silicon carbide capillaries Electricity 16 Expired
US4496180A Vacuum handling apparatus Electricity 15 Expired
US8504837B2 Security model for industrial devices Electricity 14 Active
US9043600B2 Security model for industrial devices Electricity 9 Active
US4892788A Graphite brazing fixture coated with composite layers of titanium carbide and titanium nitride Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US9323245B2 Flexible security control environment Physics 5 Active
US6471942B1 Imaging and treatment method for body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US11928823B2 Transient sensor monitoring definitions for edge computing devices Physics 2 Active
US9386015B2 Security model for industrial devices Electricity 0 Active

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