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Anorad Corporation

76Patents
15Active
76Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 8, 1980 → Aug 4, 2014 · 13 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5783877A Linear motor with improved cooling Electricity 82 Expired
US5334892A Positioning device for planar positioning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US6215206A Rotary-linear actuator Electricity 67 Expired
US4392642A Workpiece positioning table with air bearing pads Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 62 Expired
US5723917A Flat linear motor Electricity 59 Expired
US5965963A Linear motor with a plurality of stages independently movable on the same path Electricity 52 Expired
US5994798A Closed-path linear motor Electricity 52 Expired
US5519266A High efficiency linear motor Electricity 50 Expired
US7218017B1 System and method to control a rotary-linear actuator Electricity 48 Expired
US6719174B1 Rotary and/or linear actuator system for controlling operation of an associated tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US4595870A Linear motor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US6556153B1 System and method for improving encoder resolution Electricity 35 Expired
US4505464A High precision workpiece positioning table Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US6522035B1 Forcer and associated three phase linear motor system Electricity 31 Expired
US6005309A Two-axis motor with high density magnetic platen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US4560911A Positioning table and linear motor Physics 28 Expired
US6137195A Rotary-linear actuator Electricity 28 Expired
US4571799A Method for producing air bearing pads for positioning table Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4625132A Linear motor with seal Electricity 24 Expired
US5925943A Modular wireless linear motor Electricity 24 Expired
US4378709A Friction drive for positioning table Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US7586217B1 High performance motor and magnet assembly therefor Electricity 23 Active
US5907200A Linear encoder Electricity 22 Expired
US6455957B1 Encoder Electricity 22 Expired
US6274952A Closed-path linear motor Electricity 21 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.