Michael J. Ward
36Patents
15h-index
59Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 18, 1982 → Dec 7, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5355371A | Multicast communication tree creation and control method and apparatus | Electricity | 172 | Expired |
| US5634011A | Distributed management communications network | Electricity | 148 | Expired |
| US6240394A | Method and apparatus for automatically generating advisory information for pharmacy patients | Physics | 147 | Expired |
| US7525964B2 | Mechanism for delivering messages to competing consumers in a point-to-point system | Electricity | 131 | Active |
| US6125417A | Hot plug of adapters using optical switches | Physics | 98 | Expired |
| US5489119A | Tethers with tearseams for air bag cushion | Performing Operations; Transporting | 82 | Expired |
| US4941678A | Lightweight reaction can for passenger inflators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 73 | Expired |
| US6907011B1 | Quiescent reconfiguration of a routing network | Electricity | 67 | Expired |
| US6425016B1 | System and method for providing collaborative replicated objects for synchronous distributed groupware applications | Physics | 67 | Expired |
| US7050432B1 | Message logging for reliable multicasting across a routing network | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US8605402B2 | Heat sensor responsive to electrical overloads | Electricity | 27 | Active |
| US5039210A | Extended dynamic range one dimensional spatial light modulator | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US4519091A | Data capture in an uninterrupted counter | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US5498024A | Inflatable restraint assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US5751444A | Imaging apparatus for copying bound documents | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6952829B1 | Dynamically adapting between pessimistic and optimistic notifications to replicated objects | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US6434652B1 | Hot plug subsystem for processor based electrical machine | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6254129A | Arrangements and methods for inflatable device formation of inflation gas | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6988270B2 | System and method for providing collaborative replicated objects for synchronous distributed groupware application | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US6129380A | Arrangements and methods for inflatable device formation of inflation gas | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US6760340B1 | Message sequencing for ordered multicasting of a message across a routing network | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US8386577B2 | Selection of communication protocol for message transfer based on quality of service requirements | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US5453835A | Multichannel acousto-optic correlator for time delay computation | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US5480183A | Airbag cover retainer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US9037615B2 | Querying and integrating structured and unstructured data | Physics | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.