Michael E. McLean
29Patents
9h-index
39Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 10, 1979 → May 31, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.