Inventor · Elburn, IL, US

Michael W. Davis

50Patents
11h-index
55Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 31, 1975 → Nov 9, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6172853A Head suspension having a near dimple motion limiter Physics 75 Expired
US9220250B1 Solar powered aerated bait box Human Necessities 43 Active
US8259416B1 Head suspension having viscoelastic load point Physics 39 Active
US4296582A Construction system and fasteners therefore Fixed Constructions 25 Expired
US6778362B1 Hinged load beam with torsional spring Physics 24 Expired
US4074492A Prefabricated watertight structural system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US11105319B2 Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof Physics 18 Active
US10920755B2 Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof Physics 18 Active
US5815348A Load beam with inward stiffening channel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US11199183B2 Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof Physics 15 Active
US11333134B2 Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof Physics 12 Active
US7497006B2 Method for releasably mounting a head slider to a disk drive head suspension Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US11448853B2 Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof Electricity 11 Active
US11686294B2 Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof Physics 9 Active
US9844888B2 Chemically sharpening blades Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US8082656B1 Method for manufacturing a disk drive head suspension Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10500748B2 Chemically sharpened blades Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US5251666A Brake hose coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US11867160B2 Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof Physics 5 Active
US10478984B2 Chemically sharpening blades Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US4106784A Finisher's mandrel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US9297104B2 Washing machine suspension ball support Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US11409070B2 Shape memory alloy wire attachment structures with adhesive for a suspension assembly Physics 3 Active
US12049877B2 Shape memory alloy actuator Physics 3 Active
US5081771A Alignment tool for mounting door lock assembly Fixed Constructions 3 Expired

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