Inventor · Eden Prairie, MN, US

Michael S. Beard

12Patents
9h-index
24Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 27, 1986 → Mar 8, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5317663A One-piece SC adapter Physics 873 Expired
US5214732A Optical fiber retention mechanism for securing optical fiber cable Physics 148 Expired
USD297432S Electronic bar code reader General 115 Expired
US5261019A Fiber optic connector Physics 103 Expired
US5293582A Fiber optic connector Physics 76 Expired
US5381497A Fiber optic connector with vented ferrule holder Physics 42 Expired
USD297431S Top, bottom, back, and ends of a housing with a carrying clip for an electronic bar code reader General 32 Expired
US5123219A Method for constructing optical switch Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
USD297430S Front of an instrument panel for an electronic bar code reader General 16 Expired
US5581649A Fixed value fiber optic attenuator with index matching material Physics 9 Expired
US6384978B1 Temperature-compensated optical filter assemblies and related methods Physics 6 Expired
US7521791B2 Method and apparatus for dissipating heat from an integrated circuit Electricity 1 Active

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