Inventor · Bloomington, MN, US

Barrett E. Cole

98Patents
21h-index
49Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 4, 1983 → Sep 7, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5550373A Fabry-Perot micro filter-detector Physics 359 Expired
US5286976A Microstructure design for high IR sensitivity Electricity 117 Expired
US5600148A Low power infrared scene projector array and method of manufacture Physics 99 Expired
US7057402B2 Carbon nanotube sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 92 Expired
US6287940A Dual wafer attachment process Electricity 66 Expired
US6238085A Differential thermal analysis sensor Physics 50 Expired
US6097031A Dual bandwith bolometer Electricity 37 Expired
US5869749A Micromachined integrated opto-flow gas/liquid sensor Physics 36 Expired
US5886249A Micromachined integrated opto-flow gas/liquid sensor Physics 34 Expired
US6816636B2 Tunable optical filter Physics 34 Expired
US6919730B2 Carbon nanotube sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US7612885B2 Spectroscopy method and apparatus for detecting low concentration gases Physics 28 Active
US7663756B2 Cavity enhanced photo acoustic gas sensor Physics 27 Active
US6354736B1 Wide temperature range RTD Electricity 25 Expired
US7145165B2 Tunable laser fluid sensor Physics 25 Expired
US7015457B2 Spectrally tunable detector Electricity 25 Expired
US4582431A Optical monitor for direct thickness control of transparent films Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US7955483B2 Carbon nanotube-based glucose sensor Physics 24 Active
US6046485A Large area low mass IR pixel having tailored cross section Electricity 22 Expired
US7902534B2 Cavity ring down system having a common input/output port Physics 21 Active
US6621083B2 High-absorption wide-band pixel for bolometer arrays Physics 21 Expired
US6949931B2 Nanotube sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5973383A High temperature ZrN and HfN IR scene projector pixels Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US7145143B2 Tunable sensor Electricity 17 Expired
USRE36706E Microstructure design for high IR sensitivity General 16 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.