Morgan D. Murphy
68Patents
21h-index
74Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 20, 1990 → Mar 14, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5554912A | Adaptive instrument display brightness control system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 127 | Expired |
| US7331415B2 | Pedestrian impact sensing apparatus for a vehicle bumper | Performing Operations; Transporting | 118 | Expired |
| US6101436A | Vehicle occupant weight estimation apparatus having fluid-filled multi-cell seat bladder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 86 | Expired |
| US5712625A | Vehicle operator verification system that prevents vehicle adapting systems from adapting | Performing Operations; Transporting | 82 | Expired |
| US6554318B2 | Seat belt tension sensor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 67 | Expired |
| US6246936A | Vehicle occupant characterization method based on sensed occupant weight | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US5987370A | Vehicle occupant weight estimation apparatus having fluid-filled seat bladder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 64 | Expired |
| US6138067A | Adaptive pressure based weight estimation system for a vehicle occupant | Performing Operations; Transporting | 58 | Expired |
| US6058341A | Vehicle occupant weight estimation apparatus having controlled volume seat bladder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US5394203A | Retracting head up display with image position adjustment | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US5457575A | Retracting head up display with fine adjustment of combiner | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US6490936B1 | Bladder and support structure for occupant weight estimation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 37 | Expired |
| US5649454A | Compliant constant-force mechanism and devices formed therewith | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US6384355B1 | Parallel guide mechanism for a switch | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US5319527A | Illuminated instrumentation display | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US6587770B1 | Vehicle seat occupant weight estimation method with floor weight compensation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US5518176A | Automotive climate control with infra-red sensing | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US6644689B2 | Method for suppressing deployment of an inflatable restraint based on sensed occupant capacitance | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US8249798B2 | Vehicle pre-impact sensing system having signal modulation | Physics | 24 | Active |
| US5572776A | Fastener employing a Bi-stable mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6999301B1 | Capacitive load cell apparatus having an annealed synthetic woven spring dielectric | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US6542802B2 | Vehicle occupant characterization method with rough road compensation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US6889146B2 | Seat belt tension determination using multiple belt tension sensors | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US5142274A | Silhouette illuminated vehicle head-up display apparatus | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US5531377A | Method and apparatus for calibration of comfort control IR sensor | Physics | 19 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.