Inventor · Wheaton, IL, US

Michael J. Gardner

44Patents
20h-index
54Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 12, 1985 → Apr 28, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5876248A Matable electrical connectors having signal and power terminals Electricity 103 Expired
US6595801B1 Electrical connector with electrically isolated ESD and EMI shields Electricity 103 Expired
US6592401B1 Combination connector Physics 73 Expired
US5876222A Electrical connector for printed circuit boards Electricity 64 Expired
US4580867A Method and apparatus for terminating a reciprocable connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US9977194B2 Wide temperature range optical fiber connector with thermal expansion compensation Physics 47 Active
US4718859A Zero insertion force connector for flexible flat cable Electricity 47 Expired
US7482162B2 Determination of vitamin D metabolite and displacement from plasma or serum binding proteins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
USD412700S Combined signal and power connector General 39 Expired
US6173484A System for fabricating muntin bars from sheet material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7918374B2 Portable fastener driving device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US5316488A Connector apparatus for IC packs Electricity 34 Expired
US8317526B2 Ground clamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US5330363A IC pack connector apparatus with switch means Electricity 27 Expired
US6397453B1 System for fabricating muntin bars from sheet material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5526268A Dynamic language changing process graphics Physics 23 Expired
US7432452B2 Snap-in connector for electrical junction box Electricity 23 Active
US6678938B2 System for fabricating muntin bars from sheet material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
USD413101S Signal connector General 22 Expired
US5213534A Electrical connector assembly for flat flexible cable Electricity 21 Expired
US5076802A Wire dress cover Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US8939340B2 Portable fastener driving device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8413867B2 Portable fastener driving device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US7222394B2 Bushing for metal studs and the like Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US8282328B2 Portable fastener driving device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active

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