Inventor · Etowah, NC, US

Michael E. McLean

29Patents
9h-index
39Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 10, 1979 → May 31, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6530321B2 Flexible image transfer blanket having non-extensible backing Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Expired
US5860360A Replaceable printing sleeve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5983799A Replaceable sleeve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4239821A Apparatus for and method of coating a wear layer of a carpeting strip with curable latex foam Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5357863A Printing blanket for use with a printing cylinder to achieve a narrow gap lock-up Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US7550251B2 Liquid transfer articles and method for producing the same using digital imaging photopolymerization Physics 14 Active
US6228448A Endless belt for use in digital imaging systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6855482B2 Liquid transfer articles and method for producing the same using digital imaging photopolymerization Physics 12 Expired
US5498470A Printing blanket having improved dynamic thickness stability and method of making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7066088B2 Variable cut-off offset press system and method of operation Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6696221B1 Printing plate and method of making using digital imaging photopolymerization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6205921A Variable image size offset printing system and method of printing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6976426B2 Image replication element and method and system for producing the same Physics 6 Expired
US4222809A Apparatus for and method of removing scrap ribbons trimmed from a carpeting strip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
USRE38468E1 Replaceable sleeve General 5 Expired
US6205920A Continuous image transfer belt and variable image size offset printing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7125649B2 Liquid transfer articles and method for producing the same using digital imaging photopolymerization Physics 4 Expired
US4231835A Apparatus for and method of making carpeting strip having integral seam-forming portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7011021B2 Printing blanket sleeve with replaceable printing surface Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US4239562A Apparatus for and method of detecting release tape sandwiched between layers of a carpeting strip Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US6799511B2 Gapless compressible cylinder assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US8252514B2 Flexographic printing plate assembly Physics 2 Active
US11886367B2 Arbitration allocating requests during backpressure Physics 1 Active
US8632959B2 Flexographic printing plate assembly Physics 0 Active
US8505451B2 Method of making a photopolymer sleeve blank having an integral cushion layer for flexographic printing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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