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Hysitron, Inc.

36Patents
26Active
36Granted
50Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 1994 → Nov 23, 2015 · 6 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5869751A Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 141 Expired
US5553486A Apparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US5661235A Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US5576483A Capacitive transducer with electrostatic actuation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US8844366B2 Three dimensional transducer Physics 27 Active
US6026677A Apparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7107694B2 Method for observation of microstructural surface features in heterogeneous materials Physics 19 Expired
US6289734A In-situ non-destructive audiosonic identification system for visco-elastic materials Physics 19 Expired
US8959980B2 Nanomechanical testing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US7798011B2 Actuatable capacitive transducer for quantitative nanoindentation combined with transmission electron microscopy Electricity 16 Active
US7681459B1 Multi-scale & three-axis sensing tensile testing apparatus Physics 15 Active
US8161803B2 Micromachined comb drive for quantitative nanoindentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8631687B2 Indenter assembly Electricity 10 Active
US8453498B2 Actuatable capacitive transducer for quantitative nanoindentation combined with transmission electron microscopy Electricity 9 Active
US8770036B2 Nanomechanical testing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9472374B2 Testing assembly including a multiple degree of freedom stage Electricity 6 Active
US7287418B2 Method of measuring interfacial adhesion properties of electronic structures Physics 6 Expired
US7287420B2 Method of measuring properties of interfacial adhesion of medical device coatings Physics 6 Expired
US8434370B2 Micro/nano-mechanical test system employing tensile test holder with push-to-pull transformer Physics 6 Active
US8789425B2 Micro/nano-mechanical test system employing tensile test holder with push-to-pull transformer Physics 5 Active
US9316569B2 Micro electro-mechanical heater Physics 5 Active
US8186210B2 Surface evaluation employing orthogonal force measurement Physics 5 Active
US9476816B2 Probe tip heating assembly Physics 4 Active
US9759641B2 Micro electro-mechanical heater Physics 4 Active
US9304072B2 Micromachined comb drive for quantitative nanoindentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active

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