Inventor · Needham, MA, US

Michael E. Caine

18Patents
8h-index
26Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 16, 2000 → Jul 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD615549S1 User interface for a display panel General 224 Expired
US7433649B2 Tag for facilitating interaction with a wireless communication device Electricity 47 Expired
US7148789B2 Handheld device having multiple localized force feedback Electricity 41 Expired
US7421088B2 Multifunction transducer Electricity 22 Expired
USD606806S1 Utensil handle General 12 Expired
US7876199B2 Method and apparatus for controlling a skin texture surface on a device using a shape memory alloy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8235435B2 Utensil handle Human Necessities 9 Active
US8909810B2 Systems and methods for multimedia content sharing Electricity 8 Active
US8866641B2 Method and apparatus for controlling a keypad of a device Physics 5 Active
USD597320S1 Digital picture frame General 5 Expired
US8761846B2 Method and apparatus for controlling a skin texture surface on a device Electricity 4 Active
USD446514S Family information processor interface General 2 Expired
US8008561B2 Audio file format with mapped lighting effects and method for controlling lighting effects using an audio file format Physics 2 Active
US7642528B2 Portable electronic device having appearance customizable housing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7578955B2 In-mold separated light guides Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8352853B2 Composer circuit and method for encoding device independent multi-modal content Electricity 0 Active
US8841847B2 Electronic device for controlling lighting effects using an audio file Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12055952B2 Autonomous vehicles including ladders and related methods Physics 0 Active

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