Inventor · Bristol, VA, US

Michael Etherington

17Patents
8h-index
9Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 8, 1980 → Oct 21, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6615979B2 Conveyor belt and method of assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US5954188A Conveyor belt Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6129205A Variable loop count conveyor belt Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5393937A Vehicle control system Physics 14 Expired
US7284657B2 Modular conveyor belt with unique link capture means Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5332247A Articulated joint Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6070715A Conveyor belt with improved rod to link attachment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5253727A Steering mechanism for an articulated vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6195868A Conveyor belt with improved rod to link attachment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5387073A Shuttlecar unloading device Fixed Constructions 6 Expired
US5244072A Articulation joint Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6279726A Self-cleaning drive mechanism for driving conveyor belts Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US5301787A Articulated shuttlecar Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US4746170A Mining machinery Fixed Constructions 4 Expired
US5323666A Transmission system with parallel input and concentric outputs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4285546A Tunnel profile control Fixed Constructions 3 Expired
US5261617A Cable reeler Electricity 1 Expired

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