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Banner Engineering Corp.

112Patents
77Active
112Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 17, 1978 → Nov 8, 2024 · 5 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4598198A Automatic power control for modulated LED photoelectric devices Electricity 114 Expired
US5808296A Programmable detection sensor with means to automatically adjust sensor operating characteristics to optimize performance for both high gain and low contrast applications Physics 59 Expired
US6593755B1 Method and apparatus for detection sensor shielding Electricity 45 Expired
USD563444S1 Digital camera General 34 Expired
US4965548A Level indicator with alarm Physics 27 Expired
US5644730A Dual mode binary sensor for bus operation Physics 26 Expired
US5923427A Optical triangulation distance sensing system and method using a position sensitive detector and an automatic power controlled light source Physics 25 Expired
US4356393A Alignment indicator for photoelectric scanners Physics 24 Expired
US6492821B1 Method and apparatus for detection signal processing Physics 15 Expired
US5777557A Binary sensor with diagnostic signal superimposed on binary output Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6285021A Self checking safety switch Physics 13 Expired
US5266793A Fail-safe photoamplifier circuit with a safety light curtain system Electricity 13 Expired
US6946643B1 Retro-reflective photoelectric sensor Physics 12 Expired
US5198664A Photoelectric sensor assembly having compressible and sealing members Electricity 12 Expired
USD616481S1 Vision sensor General 11 Expired
USD470462S1 Housing for photoelectric control General 11 Expired
USD527404S1 Digital camera General 11 Expired
US7379013B2 Detecting objects within a near-field of a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar system Physics 11 Active
US9671523B2 Field installable light curtain status module Physics 11 Active
USD442563S Housing for photoelectric control General 11 Expired
US6546344B1 Magnetic anomaly sensor system Physics 10 Expired
US6778079B2 Input/output methodology for control reliable interconnection of safety light curtains and other machine safety controls Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US9997031B2 Modular indicator Physics 10 Active
USD412316S Housing for photoelectric control General 10 Expired
US4217492A Modular photoelectric switch Electricity 9 Expired

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