Inventor · Carmel, IN, US

Michael Cahill

71Patents
12h-index
61Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1986 → Dec 6, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9852559B2 System and method for signifying intent for lock operation Electricity 33 Active
US5046258A Wrapping machines Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US5135762A Compartmental infusion packet Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
USD503827S1 Scalloped cigarette packet General 28 Expired
US6343459B1 Apparatus and method for formation of sealed packages Electricity 23 Expired
US4915547A Article transport system Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US5727367A Packing method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6805181B2 Rotary cutting and/or sealing mechanisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5996310A Packaging apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US5186184A Cigarette manufacture Physics 15 Expired
US6171429A Printing method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5375613A Cigarette manufacture Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5179815A Article wrapping apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5203485A Pneumatic web feeding Human Necessities 10 Expired
US5979144A Packets and their manufacture Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US5000323A Cigarette segregating apparatus Human Necessities 9 Expired
USD338769S Infusion packet General 8 Expired
US5693167A Corrugated board manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6505664B1 Rotary cutting and/or sealing mechanisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4913329A Cigarette paper feed Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
USD368152S Infusion packet General 7 Expired
US6543206B2 Apparatus and method for formation of sealed packages Electricity 7 Expired
USD338768S Infusion packet General 7 Expired
US6412738B1 Portable stenographic machine stand Human Necessities 6 Expired
US5024333A Cigarette segregating apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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