Michael C. McGrath
26Patents
11h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 9, 1992 → Mar 25, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5615930A | Electronic trailer brake controller | Performing Operations; Transporting | 66 | Expired |
| US5481420A | Data storage device with removable cartridge having shutter unlocking and disk unrestraining arrangements | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US6039410A | Electronic trailer brake controller | Performing Operations; Transporting | 64 | Expired |
| US5620236A | Electronic trailer brake controller | Performing Operations; Transporting | 54 | Expired |
| US5785393A | Electronic trailer brake controller with pendulum zero adjust | Performing Operations; Transporting | 46 | Expired |
| US5800025A | Electronic trailer brake controller with sleep mode | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Expired |
| US5782542A | Electronic trailer brake controller with remote manual control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 39 | Expired |
| US5636095A | Removable disk to drive engagement | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US5949147A | Short circuit safety audible monitor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| USD364858S | Disk cartridge | General | 16 | Expired |
| US5535081A | Immobilizer for a data storage disk in a cartridge using an overcenter spring | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| USD379798S | Remote manual switch | General | 10 | Expired |
| US7203019B1 | Latch apparatus for latching an actuator arm assembly in a disk drive | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5513055A | Motor support assembly for a disk drive | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6268982A | Combination load ramp and unlatching mechanism for a removable disk cartridge | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| USD348058S | Front panel for a computer | General | 5 | Expired |
| US6137771A | Shutterless data recording cartridge and drive for using same | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US5798888A | Disk hub for a removable cartridge and spindle motor for using same | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US6927943B1 | Attachment method and apparatus for load/unload ramp of a dynamic load disk drive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US6315367A | Light weight cast wheel and apparatus for casting same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US10385973B2 | Self-healing mate line for modular paneling | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US7222411B1 | Method of interconnecting a load/unload ramp assembly with a base plate of a disk drive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US7008195B2 | Compressor spring locator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Expired |
| US7576953B1 | Disk drive latch with external coil | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US8270119B2 | Disk drive having reduced magnetic flux leakage | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.