Michael L. Sears
16Patents
8h-index
33Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 17, 1980 → Oct 30, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.