Inventor · Milwaukee, WI, US

Michael Stearns

36Patents
9h-index
41Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 29, 2010 → Apr 11, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD834817S1 Bag General 103 Active
US9616562B2 Tool storage devices Performing Operations; Transporting 67 Active
USD844324S1 Bag General 34 Active
US10144139B2 Utility knife Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Active
USD810435S1 Bag General 21 Active
USD769692S1 Utility knife General 19 Active
US11338959B2 Tool storage Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US11027399B2 Hand tool such as a wire stripper or combination pliers Electricity 13 Active
US10086508B2 Tool storage devices Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US10773374B2 Tool storage devices Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US12187491B2 Storage device system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US11583023B2 Hard hat attachment system and safety equipment Human Necessities 3 Active
US10424890B2 Crimping tool Electricity 2 Active
US8832348B2 Methods and systems for an interposer board Physics 2 Active
US10935960B2 Pre-runtime fan control Electricity 2 Active
US10759717B2 Compost bin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US12195229B2 Tool storage Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US12286267B2 Tool storage Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10867076B2 Edge device disablement Physics 1 Active
US12311514B2 Gripping hand tools Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12214514B2 Utility knife Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12278089B2 Plasma uniformity control system and methods Electricity 0 Active
USD769693S1 Utility knife General 0 Active
US11071420B2 Composting toilet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11399628B2 Collapsible and stackable outdoor structure Human Necessities 0 Active

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