Michael S. Lockard
74Patents
21h-index
50Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 13, 1997 → Apr 18, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6193923A | Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports | Performing Operations; Transporting | 275 | Expired |
| US7830228B2 | Miniature RF and microwave components and methods for fabricating such components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 233 | Active |
| US6305769A | Selective deposition modeling system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 164 | Expired |
| US6270335A | Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports | Performing Operations; Transporting | 123 | Expired |
| US7077638B2 | Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports | Performing Operations; Transporting | 121 | Expired |
| US6660209B2 | Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports | Performing Operations; Transporting | 113 | Expired |
| US7239219B2 | Miniature RF and microwave components and methods for fabricating such components | Electricity | 112 | Expired |
| US6508971B2 | Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports | Performing Operations; Transporting | 110 | Expired |
| US5989476A | Process of making a molded refractory article | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 94 | Expired |
| US7259640B2 | Miniature RF and microwave components and methods for fabricating such components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US7611616B2 | Mesoscale and microscale device fabrication methods using split structures and alignment elements | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Active |
| US7195989B2 | Electrochemical fabrication methods using transfer plating of masks | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US7412767B2 | Microprobe tips and methods for making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US7531077B2 | Electrochemical fabrication process for forming multilayer multimaterial microprobe structures | Physics | 35 | Active |
| US7109118B2 | Electrochemical fabrication methods including use of surface treatments to reduce overplating and/or planarization during formation of multi-layer three-dimensional structures | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US7160429B2 | Electrochemically fabricated hermetically sealed microstructures and methods of and apparatus for producing such structures | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US7273812B2 | Microprobe tips and methods for making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US6224816A | Molding method, apparatus, and device including use of powder metal technology for forming a molding tool with thermal control elements | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US7288178B2 | Methods of and apparatus for making high aspect ratio microelectromechanical structures | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US7271888B2 | Method and apparatus for maintaining parallelism of layers and/or achieving desired thicknesses of layers during the electrochemical fabrication of structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US7501328B2 | Methods for electrochemically fabricating structures using adhered masks, incorporating dielectric sheets, and/or seed layers that are partially removed via planarization | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Active |
| US7498714B2 | Multi-layer three-dimensional structures having features smaller than a minimum feature size associated with the formation of individual layers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US7363705B2 | Method of making a contact | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US8613846B2 | Multi-layer, multi-material fabrication methods for producing micro-scale and millimeter-scale devices with enhanced electrical and/or mechanical properties | Electricity | 19 | Active |
| US9671429B2 | Multi-layer, multi-material micro-scale and millimeter-scale devices with enhanced electrical and/or mechanical properties | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.