Inventor · Excelsior, MN, US

Fred C. Sittler

36Patents
19h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 13, 1986 → Aug 30, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4869282A Micromachined valve with polyimide film diaphragm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 155 Expired
US6484585B1 Pressure sensor for a pressure transmitter Physics 80 Expired
US5731522A Transmitter with isolation assembly for pressure sensor Physics 64 Expired
US4808009A Integrated semiconductor resistance temperature sensor and resistive heater Physics 54 Expired
US5541408A Micromachined mass spectrometer Electricity 54 Expired
US5401963A Micromachined mass spectrometer Electricity 53 Expired
US6516671B2 Grain growth of electrical interconnection for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US4909078A Fluid flow detector Physics 42 Expired
US7036381B2 High temperature pressure transmitter assembly Physics 38 Expired
US6520020B1 Method and apparatus for a direct bonded isolated pressure sensor Physics 38 Expired
US6561038B2 Sensor with fluid isolation barrier Physics 29 Expired
US5482678A Organic chemical sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6508129B1 Pressure sensor capsule with improved isolation Physics 27 Expired
US6473711B1 Interchangeable differential, absolute and gage type of pressure transmitter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5808179A Modular gas chromatograph Physics 23 Expired
US6029499A Modular gas chromatograph Physics 23 Expired
US5855850A Micromachined photoionization detector Physics 23 Expired
US6612174B2 Optical pressure sensor Physics 20 Expired
US4791398A Thin film platinum resistance thermometer with high temperature diffusion barrier Electricity 19 Expired
US6848316B2 Pressure sensor assembly Physics 15 Expired
US5502380A Analog weighted binary absolute position encoder including an array of sense resistors each having material responsive to FWX and nonresponsive to flux Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US8898036B2 Process variable transmitter with acceleration sensor Physics 11 Active
US7503220B2 Pressure sensor using near net shape sintered ceramics Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US9200932B2 Differential pressure transmitter with redundant sensors Physics 10 Active
US8132464B2 Differential pressure transmitter with complimentary dual absolute pressure sensors Physics 9 Active

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