Inventor · Santa Rosa, CA, US

Michael Lee

57Patents
17h-index
65Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 18, 1980 → Dec 8, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10548731B2 Implantable device and delivery system for reshaping a heart valve annulus Human Necessities 111 Active
US5574481A Detachable folding keyboard device Electricity 73 Expired
US4336544A Method and apparatus for drop-on-demand ink jet printing Performing Operations; Transporting 72 Expired
US9492264B2 Embolic protection device for protecting the cerebral vasculature Human Necessities 43 Active
US9636205B2 Intravascular blood filters and methods of use Human Necessities 41 Active
US9017364B2 Deflectable intravascular filter Human Necessities 38 Active
US8876796B2 Method of accessing the left common carotid artery Human Necessities 36 Active
US9055997B2 Method of isolating the cerebral circulation during a cardiac procedure Human Necessities 30 Active
US9259306B2 Aortic embolic protection device Human Necessities 28 Active
US5880392A Control structure for sound synthesis Physics 28 Expired
US10058411B2 Method of isolating the cerebral circulation during a cardiac procedure Human Necessities 26 Active
US9326843B2 Intravascular blood filters and methods of use Human Necessities 26 Active
US9345565B2 Steerable dual filter cerebral protection system Human Necessities 26 Active
US4496886A Three state driver for inductive loads Electricity 21 Expired
US9943395B2 Deflectable intravascular filter Human Necessities 21 Active
US4847211A Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices and product therefrom Electricity 18 Expired
US9763770B2 Minimally invasive breast lift method with a superior tissue support and an inferior anchor Human Necessities 17 Active
US4844468A Golf putter Human Necessities 17 Expired
US7837613B2 Minimally invasive breast lift method with a superior tissue support and an inferior anchor Human Necessities 16 Active
US10335275B2 Methods for delivery of heart valve devices using intravascular ultrasound imaging Human Necessities 14 Active
US9980805B2 Aortic embolic protection device Human Necessities 14 Active
US5461540A Heat dissipation device for personal computers Physics 14 Expired
US4968638A Semiconductor devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US8002739B2 Deflectable microimplant delivery system Human Necessities 13 Active
US7033345B2 Deflectable microimplant delivery system Human Necessities 12 Expired

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