Michael J. Cima
109Patents
35h-index
115Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 8, 1989 → Mar 24, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5204055A | Three-dimensional printing techniques | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,049 | Expired |
| US5387380A | Three-dimensional printing techniques | Electricity | 675 | Expired |
| US5797898A | Microchip drug delivery devices | Human Necessities | 661 | Expired |
| US5490962A | Preparation of medical devices by solid free-form fabrication methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 497 | Expired |
| US5518680A | Tissue regeneration matrices by solid free form fabrication techniques | Performing Operations; Transporting | 438 | Expired |
| US7226442B2 | Microchip reservoir devices using wireless transmission of power and data | Human Necessities | 384 | Expired |
| US5340656A | Three-dimensional printing techniques | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 374 | Expired |
| US6123861A | Fabrication of microchip drug delivery devices | Human Necessities | 355 | Expired |
| US6491666B1 | Microfabricated devices for the delivery of molecules into a carrier fluid | Human Necessities | 342 | Expired |
| US5807437A | Three dimensional printing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 258 | Expired |
| US6596224B1 | Jetting layers of powder and the formation of fine powder beds thereby | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 212 | Expired |
| US6976982B2 | Flexible microchip devices for ophthalmic and other applications | Electricity | 201 | Expired |
| US5940674A | Three-dimensional product manufacture using masks | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 200 | Expired |
| US6530958B1 | Tissue regeneration matrices by solid free-form fabrication techniques | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 184 | Expired |
| US6875208B2 | Microchip devices with improved reservoir opening | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 178 | Expired |
| US6146567A | Three dimensional printing methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 175 | Expired |
| US6669683B2 | Thermally-activated microchip chemical delivery devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 159 | Expired |
| US6527762B1 | Thermally-activated microchip chemical delivery devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 158 | Expired |
| US6139574A | Vascularized tissue regeneration matrices formed by solid free form fabrication techniques | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 152 | Expired |
| US5869170A | Preparation of medical devices by solid free-form fabrication methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 140 | Expired |
| US6537256B2 | Microfabricated devices for the delivery of molecules into a carrier fluid | Human Necessities | 134 | Expired |
| US6808522B2 | Microchip devices for delivery of molecules and methods of fabrication thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 125 | Expired |
| US6176874A | Vascularized tissue regeneration matrices formed by solid free form fabrication techniques | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 113 | Expired |
| US6730072B2 | Methods and devices for sealing microchip reservoir devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 97 | Expired |
| US5490882A | Process for removing loose powder particles from interior passages of a body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 96 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.