Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Michael Hong

21Patents
6h-index
29Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 19, 1998 → Oct 7, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8945177B2 Gripper pusher mechanism for tissue apposition systems Human Necessities 191 Active
US9011468B2 Independent gripper Human Necessities 166 Active
US6304268A Trilinear texture filtering of two levels of detail based on a single level of detail Physics 44 Expired
US9789808B1 Headlight directional control for illuminating an identified object Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US9525291B1 Systems and methods for disengaging a battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7218317B2 Mechanism for reducing Z buffer traffic in three-dimensional graphics processing Physics 13 Expired
US10624640B2 Gripper pusher mechanism for tissue apposition systems Human Necessities 6 Active
US11141158B2 Independent gripper Human Necessities 4 Active
US9783078B2 Systems and methods for disengaging a battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10076964B2 Pre-charge system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11299049B2 System and method for integration of redundant bus architecture into a power system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10743876B2 System for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve Human Necessities 1 Active
US10581123B2 Bus bar and PCB for vehicle battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11201378B2 Battery monitor protection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10449867B2 Systems and methods for connecting battery strings to a DC bus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10792039B2 Gripper pusher mechanism for tissue apposition systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US11603034B2 Vehicle lighting apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11378954B2 Multi-processor SoC system Electricity 0 Active
US12016561B2 System for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve Human Necessities 0 Active
US11458884B2 Headlight control apparatus to control the lighting angle based on acquired lateral and longitudinal line difference Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12029425B2 Independent gripper Human Necessities 0 Active

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