Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

Michael D. Nelson

50Patents
16h-index
49Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 7, 1983 → Dec 6, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD312534S Multimeter holster General 141 Expired
US6512482B1 Method and apparatus using a semiconductor die integrated antenna structure Electricity 110 Expired
USD483059S1 Combined media handling and material applicator printer General 78 Expired
US10237282B2 Data leak protection Electricity 68 Active
US6932618B1 Mezzanine integrated circuit interconnect Electricity 59 Expired
USD357011S Keyboard General 45 Expired
USD357481S Microphone input device General 38 Expired
US5187468A Pointing device with adjustable clamp attachable to a keyboard Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5281958A Pointing device with adjustable clamp attachable to a keyboard Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US4940204A Instrument having flexible stand Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
USD326261S Trackball for computer General 30 Expired
US7620875B1 Error correction code memory system with a small footprint and byte write operation Physics 27 Active
USD314715S Digital multimeter General 27 Expired
USD395252S Digital multimeter General 25 Expired
US7299203B1 Method for storing and shipping programmable ASSP devices Physics 22 Expired
USD361759S Pointing device and a coupling assembly General 16 Expired
USD280299S Digital multimeter for electrical measurement General 16 Expired
USD365580S Spiral binding apparatus General 16 Expired
US5584632A Spiral binding method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US9904336B1 Data storage system with array of front fans and moving doors for airflow control Electricity 14 Active
USD280674S Multimeter holster General 12 Expired
USD413308S Compact computer General 11 Expired
USD342241S Computer trackball General 9 Expired
US7376872B1 Testing embedded memory in integrated circuits such as programmable logic devices Physics 8 Expired
USD353370S Computer trackball General 7 Expired

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