Inventor · Charlotte, NC, US

Michael E. Fossey

13Patents
11h-index
19Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 2, 1983 → Nov 18, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5712701A Surface inspection system and method of inspecting surface of workpiece Physics 99 Expired
US6118525A Wafer inspection system for distinguishing pits and particles Physics 78 Expired
US5988971A Wafer transfer robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6292259A Wafer inspection system for distinguishing pits and particles Physics 41 Expired
US7705879B2 System for and method of synchronous acquisition of pulsed source light in performance of monitoring aircraft flight operation Physics 30 Active
US5565852A Smoke detector with digital display Physics 29 Expired
US4698785A Method and apparatus for detecting control system data processing errors Physics 25 Expired
US5361268A Switchable two-wavelength frequency-converting laser system and power control therefor Electricity 22 Expired
US4916536A Imaging range finder and method Physics 21 Expired
US6509965B2 Wafer inspection system for distinguishing pits and particles Physics 21 Expired
US6122047A Methods and apparatus for identifying the material of a particle occurring on the surface of a substrate Physics 16 Expired
USRE45452E1 System for and method of synchronous acquisition of pulsed source light in performance of monitoring aircraft flight operation General 4 Active
USRE44604E1 System for and method of synchronous acquisition of pulsed source light in performance of monitoring aircraft flight operation General 0 Active

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