Inventor · Maple Grove, MN, US

Michael T. Basham

18Patents
12h-index
24Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 21, 1986 → Mar 2, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6421870B1 Stacked tools for overthrow sweeping Fixed Constructions 124 Expired
US5044043A Speed and steering control for a floor maintenance machine Performing Operations; Transporting 54 Expired
US4709771A Speed and steering control for a floor maintenance machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US7448114B2 Floor sweeping and scrubbing machine Human Necessities 28 Active
US4825500A Speed and steering control for a floor maintenance machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5967747A Low noise fan Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5295277A Convertible sweeper Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US5991953A Sweeping machine with multiple position front flap Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US6018844A Composite side skirt for powered sweeper Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US7665174B2 Cleaning head for use in a floor cleaning machine Human Necessities 13 Active
US6035479A Sweeper with auxiliary brush and auxiliary lip Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US6286169A Tessellated cylindrical brush Human Necessities 12 Expired
US6449793B2 Tessellated cylindrical brush Human Necessities 10 Expired
US6073295A Sweeping machine with movable recirculation flap Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US7662199B2 Cyclonic filter for surface maintenance machine Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7306639B2 Demisting chamber with elbow strainer Fixed Constructions 3 Expired
US7896936B2 Filter cleaning apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8256061B2 Filter shaker assembly for sweeping machine Human Necessities 1 Active

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