Inventor · Lake Zurich, IL, US

Michael Nolan

30Patents
12h-index
68Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 24, 1986 → Aug 29, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.