Inventor · disambiguated record
E. Michael Ackley
Also filed as: ACKLEY E M JR · ACKLEY E MICHAEL · ACKLEY JR E MICHAEL
55 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,564 citations·filing 1979–2024
99Inventor score
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
59 records- 0198US6481347B2Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 19, 2002·37 cites·21 claims
- 0298US6450089B2Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 17, 2002·35 cites·24 claims
- 0398US6314876B1Method and apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component imagesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·69 cites·18 claims
- 0498US5768996AMethod for maximizing loading efficiency of pellet shaped articlesFiled 1997·Granted Jun 23, 1998·63 cites·6 claims
- 0598US4672892AApparatus for conveying and marking pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY E MICHAEL·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 16, 1987·72 cites·40 claims
- 0697US7311045B2Method for printing multicolor images on edible piecesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 25, 2007·30 cites·22 claims
- 0797US6286421B1Method and apparatus for spin printing indicia on pellet shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 11, 2001·55 cites·25 claims
- 0897US5878658AApparatus and method for marking two sides of a pellet-shaped articleACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 9, 1999·58 cites·12 claims
- 0997US4632028AApparatus for orienting and printing capsulesACKLEY E MICHAEL·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 30, 1986·74 cites·50 claims
- 1096US9757772B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·20 cites·25 claims
- 1196US8373081B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 12, 2013·27 cites·26 claims
- 1296US8072590B2Laser system for pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY JR E MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2011·29 cites·29 claims
- 1396US7701568B2Laser system for pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 20, 2010·30 cites·31 claims
- 1496US7456946B2Laser system for pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 25, 2008·42 cites·39 claims
- 1595US10518294B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 1695US8269958B2Laser system for pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY JR E MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·16 cites·20 claims
- 1795US4905589AInk-jet system for marking pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY E MICHAEL·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 6, 1990·102 cites·61 claims
- 1894US9259766B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 16, 2016·12 cites·20 claims
- 1994US8770413B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 8, 2014·16 cites·30 claims
- 2094US7102741B2Printing/inspection unit, method and apparatus for printing and/or inspecting and accepting/removing specified pellet-shaped articles from a conveyer mechanismACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·64 cites·67 claims
- 2194US4528904AInk reservoir removing and inserting structure for article marking apparatusACKLEY E MICHAEL·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 16, 1985·45 cites·16 claims
- 2293US10919076B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 16, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 2393US9468948B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·12 cites·23 claims
- 2493US5836243ACarrier bar having contoured pockets and/or scalloped edges for conveying pellet shaped articlesFiled 1997·Granted Nov 17, 1998·67 cites·22 claims
- 2592US5433146AApparatus and method for marking pellet-shaped articlesFiled 1993·Granted Jul 18, 1995·60 cites·69 claims
- 2691US6267997B1Method for producing printed confectionery productsWRIGLEY W M JUN CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 31, 2001·85 cites·53 claims
- 2791US4377971AGravity fed type two-drum rectifying and rotary printing systemACKLEY E MICHAEL·Filed 1981·Granted Mar 29, 1983·33 cites·18 claims
- 2890US7114445B2Method to print multicolor images on edible piecesMARS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 3, 2006·32 cites·23 claims
- 2989US8037992B2Method and apparatus for transporting and processing on-edge tabletsACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·21 cites·31 claims
- 3087US9101962B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2015·8 cites·20 claims
- 3185US7995083B2Method and apparatus for processing and/or inspecting pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 9, 2011·3 cites·67 claims
- 3284US9096390B2Apparatus and method for inspecting and processing pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·10 cites·27 claims
- 3384US8220619B2Method and apparatus for transporting pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY E MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 17, 2012·11 cites·20 claims
- 3484US8102520B2Methods and systems for inspection and/or identification of pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY JR E MICHAEL·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 24, 2012·11 cites·15 claims
- 3584US4394933ACapsule orienting apparatusACKLEY E MICHAEL·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 26, 1983·33 cites·23 claims
- 3681US5655453AMethod and apparatus for marking pellet shaped articlesFiled 1995·Granted Aug 12, 1997·80 cites·20 claims
- 3778US9734360B2Apparatus and method for applying bar codes to pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 15, 2017·2 cites·10 claims
- 3878US8593494B2Method and apparatus for processing and/or inspecting pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY JR E MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 26, 2013·2 cites·10 claims
- 3976US5894801AMethods and systems for sensing and rectifying pellet shaped articles for subsequent processingACKLEEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 20, 1999·61 cites·40 claims
- 4076US4266478AMaterial orientation and printing apparatus and methodACKLEY E MICHAEL·Filed 1979·Granted May 12, 1981·22 cites·42 claims
- 4171US11897001B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 13, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4271US10201837B2Inspection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 12, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4370US12502692B2Inspection systemR V IND INC·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4470US8141697B2Method and apparatus for transporting capletsACKLEY JR E MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 27, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 4568US8381896B2Ejection systemACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 26, 2013·5 cites·31 claims
- 4667US7182018B2Apparatus for printing multicolor images on edible piecesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·7 cites·14 claims
- 4763USD725163SCarrier barACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 24, 2015·10 cites·1 claims
- 4863US2008022867A1Method to print multicolor images on edible piecesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4962US6834581B2Method and apparatus for transporting a plurality of articles, and shaped article having serially registered component imagesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 28, 2004·11 cites·15 claims
- 5059US11341341B2Apparatus and method for applying bar codes to pellet-shaped articlesACKLEY MACHINE CORP·Filed 2017·Granted May 24, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
Showing the top 50 of 59 patent records by PatentIndex Score.
Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
Get an alert when E. Michael Ackley files or is granted a new patent.
We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →