ABB RESEARCH LTD.
1,000Patents
567Active
1,000Granted
58Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jun 4, 1993 → Jun 7, 2017 · 251 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5695567A | Susceptor for a device for epitaxially growing objects and such a device | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 543 | Expired |
| US6093253A | Method and a device for epitaxial growth of objects by chemical vapor deposition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 477 | Expired |
| US6749119B2 | System for a machine having a large number of proximity sensors, as well as a proximity sensor, and a primary winding for this purpose | Electricity | 202 | Expired |
| US6937130B2 | Magnetic field production system, and configuration for wire-free supply of a large number of sensors and/or actuators using a magnetic field production system | Electricity | 201 | Expired |
| US5839283A | Mixing ducts for a gas-turbine annular combustion chamber | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 141 | Expired |
| US7714895B2 | Interactive and shared augmented reality system and method having local and remote access | Physics | 120 | Active |
| US9257848B2 | Method for controlling single-phase DC/AC converters and converter arrangement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 111 | Active |
| US7979162B2 | Wireless controller and a method for wireless control of a device mounted on a robot | Physics | 105 | Active |
| US5914500A | Junction termination for SiC Schottky diode | Electricity | 94 | Expired |
| US5813847A | Device and method for injecting fuels into compressed gaseous media | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 89 | Expired |
| US7826984B2 | Method and a control system for monitoring the condition of an industrial robot | Physics | 88 | Active |
| US10054914B2 | Presenting process data of a process control object on a mobile terminal | Physics | 84 | Active |
| US5626017A | Combustion chamber for gas turbine engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 81 | Expired |
| US6183199A | Cooling-air bore | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 80 | Expired |
| US5804483A | Method for producing a channel region layer in a sic-layer for a voltage controlled semiconductor device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US5763905A | Semiconductor device having a passivation layer | Electricity | 72 | Expired |
| US6045058A | Pressure atomizer nozzle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 70 | Expired |
| US6025608A | Semiconductor device of SiC with insulating layer and a refractory metal nitride layer | Electricity | 68 | Expired |
| US8099191B2 | Robot service system and a method for providing remote service for a robot | Physics | 67 | Active |
| US6307175A | Method of producing a noncircular cooling bore | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 67 | Expired |
| US6563970B1 | Pressure sensor with fibre-integrated bragg grating, comprising an integrated temperature sensor with fibre-integrated bragg grating | Physics | 66 | Expired |
| US6104043A | Schottky diode of SiC and a method for production thereof | Electricity | 66 | Expired |
| US7787992B2 | Method to generate a human machine interface | Physics | 66 | Active |
| US6040237A | Fabrication of a SiC semiconductor device comprising a pn junction with a voltage absorbing edge | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Expired |
| US8046178B2 | Defect detection system for identifying defects in weld seams | Performing Operations; Transporting | 64 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.