Michael J. Schnars
28Patents
11h-index
24Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 25, 1985 → Nov 1, 2000
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.