Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Michael E. Turgeon

30Patents
14h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 25, 1991 → Mar 2, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8013610B1 High-Q self tuning locating transmitter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US6958767B2 Video pipe inspection system employing non-rotating cable storage drum Electricity 32 Expired
US7221136B2 Sondes for locating underground pipes and conduits Physics 31 Expired
US8717028B1 Spring clips for use with locating transmitters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US5505579A Sliding carrier Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US9222809B1 Portable pipe inspection systems and apparatus Electricity 28 Active
US6697102B1 Bore hole camera with improved forward and side view illumination Electricity 27 Expired
US6862945B2 Camera guide for video pipe inspection system Physics 25 Expired
US9924139B2 Portable pipe inspection systems and apparatus Electricity 25 Active
US9423894B2 Magnetically sensed user interface devices Electricity 20 Active
US10001425B1 Portable camera controller platform for use with pipe inspection system Electricity 19 Active
US7298126B1 Sondes for locating underground pipes and conduits Physics 18 Active
US7863885B1 Sondes for locating underground pipes and conduits Physics 17 Active
US9521303B2 Cable storage drum with moveable CCU docking apparatus Electricity 14 Active
US10024366B2 Asymmetric drag force bearings Electricity 12 Active
US8908027B2 Asymmetric drag force bearings for use with push-cable storage drums Electricity 10 Active
US5085568A Pour head seal assembly for a mold for forming composite articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US10059504B2 Marking paint applicator for use with portable utility locator Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US10569951B2 Marking paint applicator for use with portable utility locator Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10907690B1 Pipe inspection systems with asymmetric drag force bearings Electricity 2 Active
US9085007B2 Marking paint applicator for portable locator Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10834364B2 Portable pipe inspection systems and methods Electricity 1 Active
US10585012B1 Portable camera controller for use with pipe inspection system Electricity 1 Active
US9914157B2 Methods and apparatus for clearing obstructions with a jetter push-cable apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10084945B1 Cable storage drum with moveable CCU docking apparatus Electricity 1 Active

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