Inventor · Stow, OH, US

Michael F. Wright

98Patents
36h-index
53Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 5, 1986 → Jan 14, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6070291A Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic air flow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 155 Expired
US6101671A Wet mop and vacuum assembly Human Necessities 147 Expired
US6000088A Cordless wet mop and vacuum assembly Human Necessities 144 Expired
US6712868B2 Bagless canister vacuum cleaner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US6260234A Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US6848146B2 Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US7137169B2 Vacuum cleaner with cleaning pad Human Necessities 130 Expired
US7048804B2 Suction wet jet mop Human Necessities 130 Expired
US6065182A Cordless wet mop and vacuum assembly Human Necessities 130 Expired
US5933913A Cordless wet mop and vacuum assembly Human Necessities 117 Expired
US5983448A Cordless wet mop and vacuum assembly Human Necessities 116 Expired
US6012200A Upright vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 115 Expired
US5924167A Cordless wet mop and vacuum assembly Human Necessities 114 Expired
US5968281A Method for mopping and drying a floor Human Necessities 113 Expired
US6003196A Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US6463622B2 Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US6341404B1 Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow pathway Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US5347679A Stick type vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 100 Expired
US6026540A Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US7131165B2 Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Expired
US7146681B2 Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US5222786A Wheel construction for vacuum cleaner Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US6317920A Vacuum cleaner with above-floor cleaning tool Human Necessities 68 Expired
US6497001B2 Hand-held vacuum cleaner with a detachable head Human Necessities 58 Expired
USD359604S Vacuum cleaner General 54 Expired

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