Inventor · Chenoa, IL, US

Michael E. Johnson

25Patents
7h-index
27Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 1, 1976 → Jun 19, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6206798A Active differential Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6264009A Multi-stage wet disc brake Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6672985B2 Independently rotating wheels with planetary drive Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4968049A Mattress moving apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6173523A Sonic plastic bait Human Necessities 12 Expired
US6471301B1 Dual wheel assembly differential Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US8143722B2 Wafer-level interconnect for high mechanical reliability applications Electricity 8 Active
US7126164B2 Wafer-level moat structures Electricity 7 Expired
US8754524B2 Wafer-level interconnect for high mechanical reliability applications Electricity 6 Active
US6537077B1 Training aid for skaters and methods related thereto Human Necessities 6 Expired
US4191614A Distillation apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6857510B2 Forced air cooling system for vehicle driveline components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6698076B2 Drive shaft manufacturing process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7121252B2 Dynamic journal engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US8621214B2 Document encryption and decryption Physics 4 Active
US8924724B2 Document encryption and decryption Physics 4 Active
US10749168B1 Electrochemical cell or battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8058163B2 Enhanced reliability for semiconductor devices using dielectric encasement Electricity 3 Active
US6397980B1 Sealed dry disc brake Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US6896108B2 System for controlling the temperature of a vehicle driveline component utilizing forced air flow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7554454B2 Apparatus and method for simultaneously detecting the power state of a plurality of circuit breaker switches Physics 2 Expired
USD633743S1 Water cooler cover General 2 Expired
US7118833B2 Forming partial-depth features in polymer film Physics 1 Expired
US9129107B2 Document encryption and decryption Physics 0 Active
US9652621B2 Electronic transmission security process Electricity 0 Active

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