Inventor · Crystal Lake, IL, US

Michael W. May

53Patents
13h-index
28Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 23, 1992 → Dec 3, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9644828B1 Networked LED lighting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Active
US8702265B2 Non-curvilinear LED luminaries Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 64 Active
US9228727B2 Lighting assembly Electricity 51 Active
US9464793B2 Lighting assembly Electricity 42 Active
US5652316A Universally compatible pigment dispersants Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US9464792B2 Lighting assembly Electricity 26 Active
US9464791B2 Lighting assembly Electricity 26 Active
US9470401B2 Lighting assembly Electricity 25 Active
US9671071B1 Networked LED lighting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US5415352A Spray system manifold apparatus and method Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US9671072B1 Networked LED lighting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US9018877B2 Method for performing closed-loop and/or open-loop control of a windshield wiper device, computer program product, control device and windshield wiper device Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US9739427B1 Networked LED lighting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US5650228A Replacement surface for bathtub and shower floor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US9726332B1 Networked LED lighting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US6384557B1 Windshield wiper drive device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6150783A Device and method for a wiping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5776605A Replacement surface and method of installation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5310837A Liquid crystalline colorant polymer Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US9927073B2 Networked LED lighting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9726331B1 Networked LED lighting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10185102B2 Optical fiber connector with integrated installation tools Physics 4 Active
US10302292B2 Connector system for lighting assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US6359407B1 Windshield wiper device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US10119661B2 Networked LED lighting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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