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BALLUFF GMBH

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122Patents
93Active
122Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 15, 1996 → Nov 20, 2023 · 11 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8179266B2 Sensor with RFID data carrier Physics 194 Active
US5903426A Overvoltage protection apparatus for a data interface Electricity 86 Expired
US6827202B2 Methods and apparatus for controlling conveyor zones Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US6714004B2 Inductive position measuring system Physics 26 Expired
US6232769A Modular waveguide assembly for a position sensor and method for making the same Physics 18 Expired
US6757635B2 Programmed method and apparatus for quadrature output sensors Physics 15 Expired
US6351117B1 Method and apparatus for generating transducer output pulses compensated for component variations Physics 15 Expired
US5923164A Apparatus and method for automatically tuning the gain of an amplifier Electricity 13 Expired
US7825655B1 Inductive proximity sensors and housings for inductive proximity sensors Physics 11 Active
US6434516B1 Method and apparatus for synthesizing an incremental signal Physics 11 Expired
US6903544B2 Position transducer device Physics 11 Expired
US6559636B1 Modular waveguide assembly and method for making the same Physics 11 Expired
US9658095B2 Capacitive fill level sensor Physics 10 Active
US6441608B1 Pre-calibrated waveguide assembly and method Physics 10 Expired
US6734665B2 Inductive sensor having a sensor coil in the form of a structured conductive layer Electricity 9 Expired
US6208133A Method and apparatus for calibrating the output signal of a linear position detector Physics 9 Expired
US6879404B2 Device and method for checking bores in or edges on an object of measurement Physics 9 Expired
US7071680B2 Position transducer device Physics 9 Expired
US6591703B2 Hermetically encapsulated sensor and process for its production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
USD459262S1 Position sensor General 7 Expired
US6655986B2 Proximity switch Electricity 6 Expired
US6828780B2 Position measuring system having an inductive element arranged on a flexible support Physics 5 Expired
US8179129B2 Position/displacement measuring system with an encoded scale body Physics 5 Active
US9863611B2 Signal column Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US6943543B2 Inductive displacement sensor with a measuring head comprising a passive resonant circuit Physics 5 Expired

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