Inventor · Troy, MI, US

Michael Lee Killian

19Patents
9h-index
30Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 1991 → Nov 5, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5406044A Displacement monitoring system for stud welding Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5393950A Electrode displacement monitoring and control Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US6263849A Ultra light engine valve and method of welding cap thereto Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US5558785A Inter-electrode displacement monitoring and control Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US5233149A Reprocessing weld and method Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US6912984B2 Composite lightweight engine poppet valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5293026A Hardsurfacing material for engine components and method for depositing same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US5284289A Plug-welded automotive bracket for an air chamber Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US9103358B2 Corrosion-resistant position measurement system and method of forming same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US7982459B2 Hydraulic cylinder rod position sensing method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US5205529A Friction-dampened gusset Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6155397A Clutch driven disc friction material mounting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US11167351B2 Additively manufactured rotors for superchargers and expanders Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9932983B2 Low inertia laminated rotor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8166821B2 Non-destructive test evaluation of welded claddings on rods of hydraulic cylinders used for saltwater, brackish and freshwater applications Physics 3 Active
US6244414A Clutch driven disc friction material mounting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US9126130B2 Fluid vessel with abrasion and corrosion resistant interior cladding Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11951542B2 Cold spray additive manufacturing of multi-material electrical contacts Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12163460B2 Additively manufactured rotors for superchargers and expanders Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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