Michael D. Nelson
50Patents
16h-index
49Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 7, 1983 → Dec 6, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.