Inventor · Alpine, UT, US

Michael D. Thompson

54Patents
11h-index
78Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 1, 1983 → Apr 4, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4527079A Integrated circuit device accepting inputs and providing outputs at the levels of different logic families Electricity 52 Expired
US7058325B2 Systems and methods for correcting banding defects using feedback and/or feedforward control Physics 45 Expired
US4901114A Tri level xerography using a MICR toner in combination with a non-MICR toner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US7177572B2 Biased charge roller with embedded electrodes with post-nip breakdown to enable improved charge uniformity Physics 38 Expired
US9189428B2 Pen/touch tablet computer having multiple operation modes and method for switching operation modes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US7120369B2 Method and apparatus for correcting non-uniform banding and residual toner density using feedback control Physics 24 Expired
US6134412A Method for loading dry xerographic toner onto a traveling wave grid Physics 20 Expired
US6137979A Toner transport using superimposed traveling electric potential waves Physics 16 Expired
US6070036A Multizone method for xerographic powder development: voltage signal approach Physics 14 Expired
US6351623B1 Toner dispensing apparatus employing a traveling wave transport grid Physics 12 Expired
US6112044A Integrated toner transport/toner charging device Physics 11 Expired
US6175707A Integrated toner transport/toner charging device Physics 11 Expired
US5327169A Masked magnetic brush direct writing for high speed and color printing Physics 9 Expired
US4623803A Logic level translator circuit for integrated circuit semiconductor devices having transistor-transistor logic output circuitry Electricity 8 Expired
US7283143B2 Measurement and control of high frequency banding in a marking system Electricity 8 Expired
US9639207B2 Pen/touch tablet computer having multiple operation modes and method for switching operation modes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US4627717A Cleaning apparatus for a xerographic reproducing apparatus Physics 7 Expired
US6606477B2 Method to control pre- and post-nip fields for transfer Physics 7 Expired
US9519352B2 Pen/touch tablet computer having multiple operation modes and method for switching operation modes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US4727823A Magnetic roll structure for transporting single component magnetic developer Physics 5 Expired
US8197024B2 Cooler for a printer Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US5473414A Cleaning commutator brushes for an electroded donor roll Physics 5 Expired
US10095352B2 Pen/touch tablet computer having multiple operation modes and method for switching operation modes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US4637340A Developer metering structure Physics 4 Expired
US8177332B2 Method and apparatus for fixing a radiation-curable gel-ink image onto a substrate Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active

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