Inventor · Noblesville, IN, US

Michael D. Snyder

30Patents
12h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 8, 1976 → May 11, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5379847A Tri-fold row marker Human Necessities 86 Expired
US4760806A Conservation opener Human Necessities 79 Expired
US4135630A Centering device for automatic placement of chip components in hybrid circuits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US4151945A Automated hybrid circuit board assembly apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5029383A Articulating tip for pick and place head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US5040291A Multi-spindle pick and place method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US4887778A Feeder drive assembly and replaceable section for tape supplying and cover peeling Electricity 36 Expired
US8427981B2 System and method for recording and monitoring communications using a media server Electricity 23 Active
US4759124A Method and apparatus for controlling component pickup and placement pressures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5363924A Weight transfer system for an agricultural machine Human Necessities 20 Expired
US5261497A Multiple implement hitch and steerable wheel assembly therefor Human Necessities 18 Expired
US4356619A Cut and clinch head assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5023544A Extended input and testing of electrical components for onsertion machines Physics 12 Expired
US6820325B2 Integrated air flow control for a pick and place spindle assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4282965A Feeding and orienting device Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US5051555A Hot-bar suspension system Electricity 8 Expired
US4403726A Insertion head for high speed radial lead component sequencing and inserting machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4356949A Rotary transfer assembly for high speed radial lead component sequencing and inserting machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4398658A High speed radial lead component sequencing and inserting machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4282966A Feeding and orienting device Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US4343589A Linear loader for high speed radial lead component sequencing and inserting machine Electricity 4 Expired
US4875527A Dual implement hitch assembly Human Necessities 4 Expired
US10033864B2 Dynamically switching communications to text interactions Electricity 3 Active
US9497326B1 System and method for voicemail acceleration Electricity 2 Active
US10498886B2 Dynamically switching communications to text interactions Electricity 1 Active

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