Inventor · Greensboro, NC, US

Michael R. Shields

34Patents
18h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 14, 1980 → Mar 5, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4979778A Synchrotilt chair Human Necessities 115 Expired
US5899035A Knock-down portable partition system Fixed Constructions 103 Expired
US5816649A Chair with articulating tablet and interfacing table Human Necessities 65 Expired
USD320507S Chair General 63 Expired
USD329543S Seat General 60 Expired
US6079173A Knock-down portable partition system Fixed Constructions 52 Expired
US6301846A Knock-down portable partition system Fixed Constructions 50 Expired
US6098358A Knock-down portable partition system Fixed Constructions 48 Expired
US4253582A Easy-open container end Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Expired
US5309322A Leadframe strip for semiconductor packages and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US6442909B2 Knock-down portable partition system Fixed Constructions 37 Expired
US6546684B2 Partition panel Fixed Constructions 37 Expired
US6009675A Knock-down portable partition system Fixed Constructions 35 Expired
US5931528A Chair with articulating tablet and interfacing table Human Necessities 34 Expired
USD543736S1 Chair General 29 Expired
US6910306B2 Knock-down portable partition system Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US5164683A RF amplifier assembly Electricity 28 Expired
US7448168B2 Knock-down portable partition system Fixed Constructions 20 Active
US4583080A Audible alarm and projection lamp attachment for a walking cane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6276103A Cover panel brace for partition systems Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
USD387921S Beach table General 16 Expired
USD385423S Chair General 15 Expired
USD387585S Table General 14 Expired
USD390710S Chair General 10 Expired
USD330132S Table General 10 Expired

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