Inventor · Brentwood, TN, US

Michael Bischoff

31Patents
13h-index
49Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 19, 1994 → Jan 9, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6422596B1 Occupant protection system having a central unit, sensors and a plurality of control modules which are connected by means of a bus system Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Expired
US6870282B1 Method for the transmission of signals in a bus system, superposed on a direct supply voltage Electricity 34 Expired
US6566765B1 Method for operating a restraint system connected to a bus line during faulty power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US5603147A Method of making a high energy multilayer ceramic capacitor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6271747A Method for adjusting the trigger threshold of vehicle occupant protection devices Physics 25 Expired
US5742916A Process and circuit for controlling the control unit of a system for protecting vehicle occupants Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6157295A Method and apparatus for determining oscillation values and other vehicle-specific quantities of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6449545B1 Method for data transfer in a restraint system connected to a bus line Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US10991021B2 Provisioning medical resources triggered by a lifecycle event Physics 16 Active
US6836714B1 Method for data transmission between a control unit for restraint devices and sensors Electricity 14 Expired
US5496066A Safety device for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle body Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7798275B2 Restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US6129560A Connector with a strip connector fitted with electrical components, method for the production thereof Electricity 13 Expired
US6188583A Contact bridge arrangement for conductively interconnecting circuit boards Electricity 11 Expired
US5808856A High energy multilayer ceramic capacitor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6449544B1 Method for operating a restraint system connected by a bus line in case of a short circuit Electricity 7 Expired
US6601514B1 Externally controlled ignition unit with integrated electronic system for triggering a restraint system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6099031A Passive restraining system for motor vehicles and air bag module as restraining element Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US8466578B2 Steering wheel arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6295494A Data transfer method in a restraint system connected to a bus line Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6901321B1 Device for controlling restraint devices in an automobile using similarly constructed data processing units Electricity 4 Expired
US6823020B1 Signaling output stage for generating digital voltage signals on a bus system Electricity 2 Expired
US6249558A Method for transmitting digital data impulses Electricity 2 Expired
US11315160B2 Prepaid bundled healthcare services with discreet virtual payment distribution Physics 0 Active
US11170423B2 Provisioning medical resources triggered by a lifecycle event Physics 0 Active

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