Michael Nickel
61Patents
20h-index
62Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 3, 1978 → Jun 11, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8468657B2 | Reel based lacing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 119 | Active |
| US9101181B2 | Reel-based lacing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 101 | Active |
| US9138030B2 | Reel based lacing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Active |
| US9737115B2 | Devices and methods for adjusting the fit of footwear | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Active |
| USD751281S1 | Footwear tightening reels | General | 50 | Active |
| US9629417B2 | Tension limiting mechanisms for closure devices and methods therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Active |
| US9375053B2 | Tightening mechanisms and applications including the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US9700101B2 | Guides and components for closure systems and methods therefor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 33 | Active |
| US9149089B2 | Lace guide | Human Necessities | 30 | Active |
| US9918865B2 | Braces using lacing systems | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| USD555523S1 | Level | General | 27 | Expired |
| US6337873B1 | Optical arrangement for balancing the beam of one or more high power diode lasers arranged one above another | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US7082028B2 | Rotatable computer display apparatus and method | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| USD620198S1 | Personal grooming device | General | 25 | Expired |
| USD620641S1 | Personal grooming device | General | 24 | Expired |
| US9027251B2 | Rotary electric shaver | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Active |
| USD493737S1 | Plumb vial viewing feature for a level | General | 22 | Expired |
| US5643035A | Bubble producing device having a rotatable turbine wheel with pin members | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US9516923B2 | Coupling members for closure devices and systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| USD605183S1 | Microphone | General | 20 | Expired |
| US9532626B2 | Methods and devices for retrofitting footwear to include a reel based closure system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US9259056B2 | Reel based lacing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US10543630B2 | Reel based closure system employing a friction based tension mechanism | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Active |
| US10413019B2 | Reel-based lacing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| USD912605S1 | Roof rack | General | 17 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.