Inventor · Clarkston, MI, US

Michael J. Schnars

28Patents
11h-index
24Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 1985 → Nov 1, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4797924A Vehicle voice recognition method and apparatus Electricity 72 Expired
US5695269A Multi-color display lighting by led Physics 45 Expired
US5936603A Liquid crystal display with temperature compensated voltage Physics 30 Expired
US4947410A Method and apparatus for counting with a nonvolatile memory Electricity 30 Expired
US5736865A Capacitive rotary position encoder Physics 25 Expired
US5783939A Stepper motor gauge calibration by AC feedback Electricity 20 Expired
US5345398A Gauge glider Physics 17 Expired
US6302552A Illuminated pointer with tubular shaft Physics 17 Expired
US5941122A Liquid level sensor incorporating a capacitive rotary position encoder Physics 16 Expired
US5982158A Smart IC power control Physics 14 Expired
US5665897A Method of calibrating and zeroing stepper motor gauges Physics 13 Expired
US4882572A Electronic range indicator for a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5623277A Liquid crystal display with image storage ROM Physics 11 Expired
US5394344A Slew rate limiter with asymmetrical operation Physics 10 Expired
US5709576A LCD connector alignment with printed wiring board Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5233329A Filter with hysteresis for trip point applications Physics 9 Expired
US5485740A Method of calibration for gauging fuel in an automotive tank Physics 9 Expired
US5014051A Increased resolution sensor circuit Physics 9 Expired
US5408418A Fuel wobbler Physics 8 Expired
US5752409A Method of accurately gauging fuel in an automotive tank Physics 8 Expired
US5146154A Circuit with ratiometric analog inputs Physics 6 Expired
US5325314A Electronic gauge transform Physics 6 Expired
US5701330A Serial communication method and apparatus Electricity 6 Expired
US5489842A Method and apparatus for determining the rotational position of a magnetic rotor relative to current carrying coils utilizing magnetic coupling between coils Physics 4 Expired
US5371500A Maintaining ratiometric data in electronically manipulated signal processing systems Electricity 4 Expired

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