Inventor · Eden Prairie, MN, US

Charles R. Willcox

50Patents
13h-index
36Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 27, 1983 → Mar 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5665899A Pressure sensor diagnostics in a process transmitter Physics 135 Expired
US7003187B2 Optical switch with moveable holographic optical element Physics 118 Expired
US6609825B2 Total air temperature probe providing improved anti-icing performance and reduced deicing heater error Physics 52 Expired
US7262693B2 Process field device with radio frequency communication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US5515732A Capacitive pressure sensor and reference with stress isolating pedestal Physics 46 Expired
US6425290B2 Oil-less differential pressure sensor Physics 34 Expired
US6505516B1 Capacitive pressure sensing with moving dielectric Physics 29 Expired
US6840672B2 Total air temperature probe providing improved anti-icing performance and reduced deicing heater error Physics 27 Expired
US6414282B1 Active heater control circuit and method used for aerospace probes Physics 26 Expired
US7357572B2 Total air temperature probe having improved deicing heater error performance Physics 23 Expired
US5695590A Anodic bonding method for making pressure sensor Physics 22 Expired
US6612174B2 Optical pressure sensor Physics 20 Expired
US6895161B2 Variable optical attenuator Physics 14 Expired
US8104955B2 Aspirated enhanced total air temperature probe Physics 13 Active
US7828477B2 Aspirated enhanced total air temperature probe Physics 13 Active
US7308830B2 Pressure sensor fault detection Physics 12 Expired
USD497114S1 Total air temperature probe General 12 Expired
US7918134B2 Thermal-based diagnostic system for process transmitter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7450812B2 Compensated variable optical attenuator Physics 11 Expired
US7177505B2 MEMS-based actuator devices using electrets Physics 10 Expired
USD587610S1 Total air temperature probe General 8 Expired
US8037750B2 Impending icing probe with thermal isolation pedestal Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
USD545227S1 Total air temperature probe General 7 Expired
US8429978B2 Resonant frequency based pressure sensor Physics 7 Active
US7334484B2 Line pressure measurement using differential pressure sensor Physics 7 Expired

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