Michael Garfinkel
13Patents
3h-index
36Co-inventors
60Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 25, 1994 → Dec 12, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5509505A | Arrangement for detecting elevator car position | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US5567931A | Variable beam detection using a dynamic detection threshold | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US9791009B2 | Brake torque monitoring and health assessment | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US10116635B1 | Mobile-based equipment service system using encrypted code offloading | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US10252879B2 | Brake operation management in elevators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US9969597B2 | Elevator communication gateway | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US10046948B2 | Variable elevator assignment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US9296591B2 | Determining elevator car position using bi-stable sensors | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US10315884B2 | Automatic determination of elevator user's current location and next destination with mobile device technology | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US12384655B2 | Electrical power transmission to elevator system cars | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US9618409B2 | Temperature compensation for monitoring a load bearing member | Textiles; Paper | 0 | Active |
| US9995711B2 | Calibration of wear detection system | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US10538412B2 | Brake operation management in elevators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.