Inventor · Everett, WA, US

Eric Altendorf

21Patents
10h-index
36Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 27, 1995 → May 6, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5972710A Microfabricated diffusion-based chemical sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 288 Expired
US5726751A Silicon microchannel optical flow cytometer Physics 271 Expired
US6454945B1 Microfabricated devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 249 Expired
US7626705B2 Chromatic sensor lens configuration Physics 130 Active
US6091502A Device and method for performing spectral measurements in flow cells with spatial resolution Physics 107 Expired
US6067157A Dual large angle light scattering detection Physics 85 Expired
US7262765B2 Apparatuses and methods for utilizing non-ideal light sources Physics 53 Expired
US7894079B1 Linear displacement sensor using a position sensitive photodetector Physics 31 Active
US6404493B1 Dual large angle light scattering detection Physics 29 Expired
US7186969B2 Optical configuration for imaging-type optical encoders Physics 27 Expired
US7723657B2 Focus detection apparatus having extended detection range Physics 10 Active
US9018578B2 Adaptable resolution optical encoder having structured illumination and spatial filtering Physics 10 Active
US8492703B2 Lens aberration correction in a doubly telecentric displacement sensor Physics 8 Active
US7502122B2 Fiber-optic miniature encoder for fine pitch scales Physics 6 Active
US8637805B2 Optical encoder using off-axis imaging through a lens Physics 5 Active
US9329026B2 Hole-measurement systems and methods using a non-rotating chromatic point sensor (CPS) pen Physics 5 Active
US7227124B2 Illumination configuration for imaging-type optical encoders Physics 4 Expired
US7570433B2 Photoelectric encoder Physics 2 Expired
US10831015B2 Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor Electricity 1 Active
US11340442B2 Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor Electricity 1 Active
US11906724B2 Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor Electricity 1 Active

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