Michael Black
40Patents
22h-index
30Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 28, 1979 → Oct 26, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5168378A | Mirror with dazzle light attenuation zone | Physics | 451 | Expired |
| US5129883A | Catheter | Human Necessities | 250 | Expired |
| US5382986A | Liquid-crystal sunglasses indicating overexposure to UV-radiation | Physics | 205 | Expired |
| US5184156A | Glasses with color-switchable, multi-layered lenses | Physics | 183 | Expired |
| US5163935A | Surgical laser endoscopic focusing guide with an optical fiber link | Human Necessities | 164 | Expired |
| US5306917A | Electro-optical system for measuring and analyzing accumulated short-wave and long-wave ultraviolet radiation exposure | Human Necessities | 133 | Expired |
| US6989023B2 | Hygienic treatments of body structures | Human Necessities | 121 | Expired |
| US5151600A | Noseshade for monitoring exposure to ultraviolet radiation | Physics | 104 | Expired |
| US5531740A | Automatic color-activated scanning treatment of dermatological conditions by laser | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US5248311A | Fiber-optic probe for soft-tissue laser surgery | Physics | 80 | Expired |
| US5382770A | Mirror-based laser-processing system with visual tracking and position control of a moving laser spot | Performing Operations; Transporting | 80 | Expired |
| US5546214A | Method and apparatus for treating a surface with a scanning laser beam having an improved intensity cross-section | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US7144247B2 | Hygienic treatments of structures in body cavities | Human Necessities | 61 | Expired |
| US6953341B2 | Toothpick for light treatment of body structures | Human Necessities | 60 | Expired |
| US5128509A | Method and apparatus for transforming and steering laser beams | Performing Operations; Transporting | 48 | Expired |
| US5163936A | Endoscopic mirror laser beam delivery system and method for controlling alignment | Human Necessities | 45 | Expired |
| US4682828A | Bus bar bridged pc board for transitional termination of multiple cables and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US5114218A | Liquid crystal sunglasses with selectively color adjustable lenses | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US7056318B2 | Temperature controlled heating device and method to heat a selected area of a biological body | Human Necessities | 27 | Expired |
| US5449882A | Mirror-based laser-processing system with temperature and position control of moving laser spot | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US5442997A | Automated cooking apparatus | Human Necessities | 25 | Expired |
| US4305904A | Container molding and trimming method and apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US5479543A | Precision light-guiding terminal for optical fibers | Human Necessities | 22 | Expired |
| USD398791S | Curved front air-curtain merchandiser | General | 18 | Expired |
| US6945777B2 | Floss for light treatment of oral structures | Human Necessities | 16 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.