Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Michael P. Buchin

17Patents
12h-index
7Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 22, 1976 → Oct 11, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8649848B2 Synchronization of illumination source and sensor for improved visualization of subcutaneous structures Human Necessities 126 Active
US5475420A Video imaging system with image processing optimized for small-diameter endoscopes Electricity 124 Expired
US5589874A Video imaging system with external area processing optimized for small-diameter endoscopes Electricity 83 Expired
US4173007A Dynamically variable electronic delay lines for real time ultrasonic imaging systems Physics 64 Expired
US4267584A Permutating analog shift register variable delay system Physics 34 Expired
US4401957A Permutating analog shift register variable delay system Physics 26 Expired
US5748812A High-speed optical switch Physics 25 Expired
US5535293A High-speed electro-optical modulator, chopper, and multiplexer/demultiplexer Physics 24 Expired
US4057727A Positron imaging system with improved count rate and tomographic capability Human Necessities 24 Expired
US6132423A Photodynamic therapy system and method Human Necessities 16 Expired
US5299272A Method for attaching a gradient index lens to an optical fibre in the course of making an optical instrument Physics 14 Expired
US5513291A Light source modifications for plastic light fibre compatibility Physics 12 Expired
US7129464B2 Low-photon flux image-intensified electronic camera Electricity 11 Expired
US5687262A High-speed electro-optical multiplexer/demultiplexer Physics 8 Expired
US4414482A Non-resonant ultrasonic transducer array for a phased array imaging system using1/4 .lambda. piezo elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6638787B1 High-frame-rate CCD imaging devices made in low-production runs from otherwise ordinary and inexpensive CCD devices Electricity 7 Expired
US7732743B1 Low-photon-flux image acquisition and processing tool Physics 5 Active

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