Inventor · Quincy, CA, US

Michael Sears

33Patents
13h-index
4Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 5, 1989 → Mar 24, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7952322B2 Inductive power source and charging system Electricity 569 Active
US7948208B2 Power source, charging system, and inductive receiver for mobile devices Electricity 516 Active
US8169185B2 System and method for inductive charging of portable devices Electricity 469 Active
US8629654B2 System and method for inductive charging of portable devices Electricity 157 Active
US8947047B2 Efficiency and flexibility in inductive charging Electricity 127 Active
US8629652B2 Power source, charging system, and inductive receiver for mobile devices Electricity 126 Active
US9276437B2 System and method that provides efficiency and flexiblity in inductive charging Electricity 73 Active
US9461501B2 Power source, charging system, and inductive receiver for mobile devices Electricity 41 Active
US9577440B2 Inductive power source and charging system Electricity 29 Active
US10044229B2 Efficiencies and flexibilities in inductive charging Electricity 26 Active
US5772183A Portable lifting apparatus for demountable positioning in an overhead location Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US9601943B2 Efficiency and flexibility in inductive charging Electricity 20 Active
US9793721B2 Distributed charging of mobile devices Electricity 13 Active
US11201500B2 Efficiencies and flexibilities in inductive (wireless) charging Electricity 13 Active
US11316371B1 System and method for inductive charging of portable devices Electricity 13 Active
US5738185A Portable swiveling lift device Fixed Constructions 11 Expired
US11601017B2 Power source, charging system, and inductive receiver for mobile devices Electricity 8 Active
US5884683A System for converting sliding doors to hung doors Fixed Constructions 7 Expired
US11411433B2 Multi-coil system for inductive charging of portable devices at different power levels Electricity 6 Active
US11329511B2 Power source, charging system, and inductive receiver for mobile devices Electricity 6 Active
US6866248B1 Post extracting device Fixed Constructions 6 Expired
US11569685B2 System and method for inductive charging of portable devices Electricity 4 Active
US11342792B2 System and method for inductive charging of portable devices Electricity 4 Active
US11462942B2 Efficiencies and method flexibilities in inductive (wireless) charging Electricity 3 Active
US9036153B1 Instrument for reflectivity measurement Physics 3 Active

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