Inventor · Shelburne, VT, US

Christopher P. Townsend

37Patents
27h-index
8Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 21, 1993 → Apr 8, 2010

Most-cited inventions

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
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
US7170201B2 Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 96 Expired
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
US7365455B2 Energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission Electricity 61 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
US7786867B2 Remotely powered and remotely interrogated wireless digital sensor telemetry system Human Necessities 43 Active
US7747415B1 Sensor powered event logger Physics 42 Active
US5777467A Miniaturized displacement transducer assembly Physics 41 Expired
US7639135B2 Identifying substantially related objects in a wireless sensor network Physics 41 Active
US7433798B2 Solid state orientation sensor with 360 degree measurement capability Physics 38 Active
US8024980B2 Independently calibrated wireless structural load sensor Physics 36 Active
US7668667B2 Miniature stimulating and sensing system Physics 33 Expired
US7461560B2 Strain gauge with moisture barrier and self-testing circuit Physics 31 Expired

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