Michael Nolan
30Patents
12h-index
68Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 24, 1986 → Aug 29, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4896261A | System for scheduling serial message transmission on a bus which is adoptable for rescheduling prioritized messages using a doubly-linked list | Physics | 144 | Expired |
| US5477541A | Addressing technique for storing and referencing packet data | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 127 | Expired |
| US5517505A | Synchronization method and apparatus for a wireless packet network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 71 | Expired |
| US5117236A | Antenna pattern selection for optimized communications | Electricity | 71 | Expired |
| US4954948A | Microprocessor operating system for sequentially executing subtasks | Physics | 46 | Expired |
| US5307348A | Scheduling in a communication system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US11431561B2 | Internet of things | Electricity | 21 | Active |
| US5138327A | Antenna pattern selection for optimized communications and avoidance of people | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US5446769A | Method for providing hand-offs in a frequency hopping communication system | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US5541405A | Method and device for continuous pattern sensing using fiber optics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5477701A | Apparatus and method for mass flow control of a working fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US11128528B2 | Decentralized data storage and processing for IoT devices | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US5522231A | Apparatus and method for mass flow control of a working fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US11108627B2 | Object identification for groups of IoT devices | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US5877476A | Apparatus and method for mass flow control of a working fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US5693935A | Method and device for continuous pattern sensing using fiber optics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US9923821B2 | Managing communication congestion for internet of things devices | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US11517098B2 | Dispenser with replaceable material | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US5660052A | Apparatus and method for detecting characteristics of a working fluid | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US11296935B2 | Service provision to IoT devices | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US8695567B2 | Method and apparatus for estimating engine operating parameters | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9928848B2 | Audio signal noise reduction in noisy environments | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8196563B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling combustion phasing in an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US11202719B2 | Ostomy appliance configured for leakage detection | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US12285351B2 | Ostomy appliance having conductive ink circuit for leakage detection | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.