Inventor · Lewisville, TX, US

Michael L. Sears

16Patents
8h-index
33Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 17, 1980 → Oct 30, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7792753B1 System and method for image depositing, image presentment and deposit taking in a commercial environment Physics 181 Expired
US5589855A Visually impaired customer activated terminal method and system Physics 177 Expired
US6502746B1 Device, method, and system for extracting deposited items from an ATM/CAT safe Physics 40 Expired
US6464135B1 Method and system for assisting the visually impaired in performing financial transactions Physics 33 Expired
US4392023A Off-hook telephone sensing system Electricity 31 Expired
US5768386A Method and system for encrypting input from a touch screen Physics 26 Expired
US8065226B2 Method and system for performing a cash transaction with a self-service financial transaction terminal Physics 17 Active
US6527171B1 Method and system for executing financial transactions for the visually impaired Physics 16 Expired
US9640009B1 Item depository apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records Physics 6 Active
US9378490B2 System and method for image depositing, image presentment and deposit taking in a commercial environment Physics 3 Active
US8554672B1 Method and system for performing a cash transaction with a self-service financial transaction terminal Physics 1 Active
US8364589B2 Method and system for performing a cash transaction with a self-service financial transaction terminal Physics 1 Active
USD782773S1 Night depository control panel General 0 Active
US9792781B1 Item depository apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records Physics 0 Active
US10163307B1 Item depository apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records Physics 0 Active
US10373447B1 Item depository apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records Physics 0 Active

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