Inventor · Eagle, ID, US

Michael V. Leman

65Patents
18h-index
52Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 14, 1992 → Dec 15, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6161944A Retractable keyboard illumination device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 281 Expired
US5436792A Pivotable docking station for use with notepad computer systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 191 Expired
US6046912A Computer system having riser board expansion capability Electricity 58 Expired
US6261104A Riser card assembly and method for its installation Electricity 50 Expired
US6266234A Expandable computer keyboard Physics 33 Expired
US5692208A Lever apparatus for an ejector mechanism in a personal computer Electricity 29 Expired
USD356782S Expansion base for a notebook personal computer General 26 Expired
US5721668A Portable computer having a pivotally mounted combined handle and power source Physics 25 Expired
USD660351S1 Multi-function imaging and printing device General 25 Expired
USD554698S1 Printer General 24 Expired
US6186800A Circuit board grounding and support structure Electricity 23 Expired
US6349029B1 Computer component security apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
USD681107S1 Combined multi-function imaging and printing device General 21 Active
USD344498S Mouse input device General 21 Expired
US6288706A Method for operating an ergonomic keyboard Physics 20 Expired
US5642258A Computer accessory including a pivotably mounted combined handle and power source and associated methods of manufacturing Physics 20 Expired
USD797744S1 Imaging device General 19 Active
US6215419A Method for operating an expandable computer keyboard Physics 18 Expired
USD363473S Foldable expansion base for a notebook personal computer General 15 Expired
US6580421B1 Ergonomic keyboard Physics 15 Expired
US6549191B2 Method for operating an ergonomic keyboard Physics 14 Expired
USD660908S1 Printer General 14 Expired
US6353541B1 Processor and circuit board retaining apparatus and method Electricity 14 Expired
US6771516B1 Method and apparatus for fastening circuit boards to computer chassis Electricity 13 Expired
US6491526B2 Riser card assembly and method for its installation Electricity 13 Expired

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