Inventor · Lino Lakes, MN, US

Michael L. Peterson

20Patents
8h-index
44Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 23, 1991 → Mar 11, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7636626B2 Method and system for monitoring and retrieving device usage Physics 158 Active
US8595074B2 System and method for activating or changing the status of an account associated with a prepaid card Physics 117 Active
US6959602B2 Ultrasonic detection of porous medium characteristics Physics 25 Expired
US5421611A Supporting and elevating device for a snowmobile Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7360565B2 Fuel overflow prevention device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US6729367B2 Overflow prevention system and method using laminar-to-turbulent flow transition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US11687487B1 Text files updates to an active processing pipeline Electricity 10 Active
US8140514B2 Automatic classification of defects Physics 8 Active
US7650229B2 Automatic communication of subscription-specific messages to a telematics equipped vehicle Electricity 8 Active
US5220825A Apparatus for collecting particulate samples Physics 5 Expired
US7120258B1 Apparatus and methods for mitigating impairments due to central auditory nervous system binaural phase-time asynchrony Electricity 3 Expired
US8696532B1 Exercise ball stabilizer Human Necessities 3 Active
US7929711B2 Apparatus and methods for mitigating impairments due to central auditory nervous system binaural phase-time asynchrony Electricity 2 Active
US8310447B2 Pointing device housed in a writing device Physics 1 Active
US8185455B2 Auditing system with interactive rule construction user interface Physics 0 Active
US11709277B2 Software-based time rollover detection Physics 0 Active
US9164062B2 Analyzing ultrasonic signals using a dynamic window for an early detection of scaling in water processing equipment Physics 0 Active
US7665789B2 Storage receptacle Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8195388B2 Method and system of monitoring and retrieving device usage Physics 0 Active
US7287307B1 Burial service assembly and method Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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