Inventor · Kokomo, IN, US

Morgan D. Murphy

68Patents
21h-index
74Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 20, 1990 → Mar 14, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.