Inventor · Blanchester, OH, US

Michael P. Weir

35Patents
13h-index
40Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 2, 1992 → Sep 16, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7982776B2 SBI motion artifact removal apparatus and method Physics 343 Active
US9949798B2 Methods, systems, and devices for controlling movement of a robotic surgical system Human Necessities 118 Active
US10987123B2 Surgical instruments with articulating shafts Human Necessities 89 Active
USD380737S Electronic control module display General 67 Expired
US10130429B1 Methods, systems, and devices for controlling movement of a robotic surgical system Human Necessities 65 Active
US5817943A Pressure sensors Physics 42 Expired
USD381633S Electronic control module controller General 40 Expired
US5644510A Apparatus and method for motor overload protection using an elapsed-time signal for enabling computation of motor temperature data independently of temporary power interruption Electricity 35 Expired
US10219868B2 Methods, systems, and devices for controlling movement of a robotic surgical system Physics 26 Active
US7476197B2 Scanned beam imagers and endoscopes utilizing multiple light collectors Human Necessities 22 Active
US7925333B2 Medical device including scanned beam unit with operational control features Human Necessities 20 Active
US8626271B2 System and method using fluorescence to examine within a patient's anatomy Human Necessities 19 Active
US5761238A Transmitted reference spread spectrum communications system Electricity 17 Expired
USD815854S1 Sink soap dispenser General 13 Active
US7983739B2 Position tracking and control for a scanning assembly Physics 12 Active
US7558455B2 Receiver aperture broadening for scanned beam imaging Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US5532601A Circuit integrity test system Physics 10 Expired
US6144900A Automatic serialization of an array of wireless nodes based on coupled oscillator model Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US8160678B2 Methods and devices for repairing damaged or diseased tissue using a scanning beam assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8216214B2 Power modulation of a scanning beam for imaging, therapy, and/or diagnosis Human Necessities 7 Active
USD858138S1 Sink soap dispenser General 6 Active
US10500739B2 Robotic surgical system Human Necessities 4 Active
US5453783A General absolute value circuit Electricity 4 Expired
US5552712A Method for in-place circuit integrity testing Physics 3 Expired
US10814501B2 Robotic surgical system Human Necessities 3 Active

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