Inventor · Lombard, IL, US

Michael J. McGowan

27Patents
11h-index
35Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 25, 1980 → Sep 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5159205A Timing generator circuit including adjustable tapped delay line within phase lock loop to control timing of signals in the tapped delay line Electricity 42 Expired
US4979436A Smoking and baking apparatus Human Necessities 32 Expired
US4355984A Teaching device Physics 27 Expired
US4637312A Explosive primer and carrier therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US6086228A Sterile illuminated magnifier and method for surgical use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4354418A Automatic note analyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4658157A IGFET comparator circuit having greater control of intended offset voltage Electricity 17 Expired
US5920810A Multiplier and method for mixing signals Electricity 15 Expired
US5049882A High speed analog-to-digital converter Electricity 14 Expired
US8558727B2 Compensated current cell to scale switching glitches in digital to analog convertors Electricity 14 Active
US9603748B2 Compression orthosis Textiles; Paper 11 Active
US4481589A Material forming machine controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5156779A Process and apparatus for producing ultrafine explosive particles Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6364932B1 Cold gas-dynamic spraying process Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US8353211B2 Sensor housing Physics 4 Active
US7075473B2 System and apparatus for reducing the effects of circuit mismatch in analog-to-digital converters Electricity 3 Expired
US7305643B2 Method of tiling analog circuits that include resistors and capacitors Electricity 3 Expired
US9518848B2 Sensor housing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US6825716B2 System and apparatus for reducing offset voltages in folding amplifiers Electricity 2 Expired
US9755518B2 Current measurments in switching regulators Electricity 2 Active
US9337855B2 Digital calibration of transmit digital to analog converter full scale current Electricity 1 Active
USD1019071S1 Magnetic towel General 0 Active
US10912806B2 Composition comprising an essential oil and its packaging thereof Human Necessities 0 Active
US10622983B2 Apparatus and method for comparing input current to set of current thresholds Physics 0 Active
US7305642B2 Method of tiling analog circuits Physics 0 Expired

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