Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Michael J. Moran

34Patents
10h-index
21Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 27, 1977 → Dec 7, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5169037A Product bag for dispensing and method for producing the same Performing Operations; Transporting 62 Expired
US6840127B2 Tendon link mechanism with six degrees of freedom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US4857029A Balloon storage and inflation assembly Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5899362A Method and apparatus for combining liquids Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US4896794A Method for prepressurizing dispensing container and for filling pressurized container with flowable product Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US4267768A Process for fabricating a reclosable bag Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5035351A Method and apparatus for maintaining a pressure within a product dispenser Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US5137186A Method and apparatus for dispensing product from a product bag Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
USRE35540E Product bag for dispensing and method for producing the same General 12 Expired
US4627504A Method for taking tare weights in automatic combination weighing machines Physics 12 Expired
US5040704A Method and apparatus for dispensing product from a product bag Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US4681176A Product handling and weighing apparatus Physics 10 Expired
US4616722A Weighing apparatus with compartmentalized weighing bucket Physics 10 Expired
US4743337A Jaws for a bag former Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6398078B1 Package and caddy for beverage bottles Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US7204367B2 Method and device for storing decorative light strings Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6694665B1 Illuminatable fishing line system Textiles; Paper 6 Expired
US4591012A Weighing apparatus with improved weighing bucket Physics 6 Expired
US9840350B2 Pallet truck with integrated half-size pallet support Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US9412328B2 HVAC controls or controllers including alphanumeric displays Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US5821543A Transverse-structure electrostatic charged particle beam lens Electricity 2 Expired
US10249414B2 Connecting electrical equipment through wiring harnesses Electricity 2 Active
US6476191B1 Volatilizable solid phase supports for compound synthesis Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US10112088B1 Golf flag marker Human Necessities 2 Active
USD999648S1 Watch General 1 Active

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