Michael W. Schultz
25Patents
6h-index
27Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 7, 1992 → Jun 27, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6880548B2 | Warm air furnace with premix burner | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 76 | Expired |
| US6701874B1 | Method and apparatus for thermal powered control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 61 | Expired |
| US5329835A | Adjustable length punch set assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US7123020B2 | System and method of fault detection in a warm air furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 42 | Expired |
| US6923643B2 | Premix burner for warm air furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 29 | Expired |
| US8123518B2 | Burner firing rate determination for modulating furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Active |
| US8764435B2 | Burner firing rate determination for modulating furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US9032950B2 | Gas pressure control for warm air furnaces | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US9453648B2 | Furnace with modulating firing rate adaptation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US8876524B2 | Furnace with modulating firing rate adaptation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US10330344B2 | Temperature algorithm for water heater | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US10753644B2 | Water heater | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US8635997B2 | Systems and methods for controlling gas pressure to gas-fired appliances | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US9316413B2 | Selectable efficiency versus comfort for modulating furnace | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8919337B2 | Furnace premix burner | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US9605871B2 | Furnace burner radiation shield | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US8591221B2 | Combustion blower control for modulating furnace | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US7644712B2 | Negative pressure conditioning device and forced air furnace employing same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US10337747B2 | Selectable efficiency versus comfort for modulating furnace | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US7748375B2 | Negative pressure conditioning device with low pressure cut-off | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US7981164B1 | Knee prosthesis | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11624528B2 | Field configuration of commercial water heaters | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US11280557B2 | Stratifier for tank-type water heater | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US11371753B2 | Field configuration of commercial water heaters | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US10612817B2 | System and method of controlling a water heater having a powered anode | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.