Michael Eugene Shirk
53Patents
23h-index
47Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 29, 1986 → Aug 5, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5797770A | Shielded electrical connector | Electricity | 157 | Expired |
| US5383794A | Latch actuator for a connector | Electricity | 65 | Expired |
| US7090523B2 | Release mechanism for transceiver module assembly | Electricity | 62 | Expired |
| US7539018B2 | Heat sink retaining clip for an electrical connector assembly | Electricity | 62 | Active |
| US5685739A | Shielded electrical connector | Electricity | 55 | Expired |
| US5575674A | Connector adapted for hermaphroditic construction | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US8599559B1 | Cage with a heat sink mounted on its mounting side and an EMI gasket with its fingers electrically connected to the mounting side | Electricity | 44 | Active |
| US6539301B1 | System and method for controlling a vehicle emergency response network | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US5195909A | Insulative backshell system providing strain relief and shield continuity | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US5683269A | Shielded electrical connector with cable strain relief | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US8062073B1 | Receptacle connector | Physics | 35 | Active |
| US9640915B2 | Electrical connector with a programmable ground tie bar | Electricity | 33 | Active |
| US5342216A | Jackscrew mechanism | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US8879267B2 | Transceiver assembly | Electricity | 32 | Active |
| US6655995B1 | Electrical connector receptacle cage with interlocking upper and lower shells | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US5779489A | Board mountable electrical connector | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US9559465B2 | High speed signal-isolating electrical connector assembly | Electricity | 28 | Active |
| US9935385B2 | Receptacle connector with contact assembly | Electricity | 26 | Active |
| US6872094B1 | Transceiver pluggable module | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US4689723A | Hermaphroditic shield for line terminator | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US5518424A | Connector for a battery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US7114984B2 | Lever style de-latch mechanism for pluggable electronic module | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US6666720B1 | Electrical connector receptacle with module kickout mechanism | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US7641515B1 | Center plate for a connector assembly | Electricity | 23 | Active |
| US8444437B2 | Electrical connector assembly with EMI gasket | Electricity | 16 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.