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Microstrain, Inc.

59Patents
27Active
59Granted
52Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 25, 1988 → Jan 27, 2011 · 27 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7256695B2 Remotely powered and remotely interrogated wireless digital sensor telemetry system Human Necessities 1,570 Expired
US6834436B2 Posture and body movement measuring system Human Necessities 274 Expired
US7478108B2 Data collection using sensing units and separate control units with all power derived from the control units Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 223 Expired
US7698830B2 Posture and body movement measuring system Human Necessities 214 Active
US4993428A Method of and means for implanting a pressure and force sensing apparatus Human Necessities 208 Expired
US6622567B1 Micropower peak strain detection system for remote interrogation Physics 205 Expired
US7081693B2 Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 191 Expired
US7860680B2 Robotic system for powering and interrogating sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 166 Active
US6529127B2 System for remote powering and communication with a network of addressable, multichannel sensing modules Physics 160 Expired
US7210240B2 Posture and body movement measuring system Human Necessities 154 Expired
US7256505B2 Shaft mounted energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 128 Expired
US7672781B2 Miniaturized wireless inertial sensing system Human Necessities 107 Active
US7170201B2 Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 96 Expired
US7719416B2 Energy harvesting, wireless structural health monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 91 Active
US7143004B2 Solid state orientation sensor with 360 degree measurement capability Physics 87 Expired
US7429805B2 Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 84 Expired
US5497147A Differential variable reluctance transducer Physics 67 Expired
US7361998B2 Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 65 Expired
US7839058B1 Wideband vibration energy harvester Electricity 63 Active
US7365455B2 Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 61 Expired
US4964862A Method of and means for measuring ligament tension Human Necessities 58 Expired
US6433629B1 Micropower differential sensor measurement Physics 52 Expired
US6871413B1 Miniaturized inclinometer for angle measurement with accurate measurement indicator Human Necessities 52 Expired
US8011255B2 Shaft mounted energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 51 Active
US6714763B2 Micropower differential sensor measurement Physics 46 Expired

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