James Dunphy
83Patents
23h-index
109Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 8, 1983 → Dec 1, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6318070A | Variable area nozzle for gas turbine engines driven by shape memory alloy actuators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 388 | Expired |
| US5426297A | Multiplexed Bragg grating sensors | Physics | 140 | Expired |
| US5401956A | Diagnostic system for fiber grating sensors | Physics | 126 | Expired |
| US5399854A | Embedded optical sensor capable of strain and temperature measurement using a single diffraction grating | Physics | 125 | Expired |
| US5493390A | Integrated optical instrumentation for the diagnostics of parts by embedded or surface attached optical sensors | Physics | 119 | Expired |
| US6422084B1 | Bragg grating pressure sensor | Physics | 91 | Expired |
| US6489606B1 | Bragg grating sensor system with spectral response or code division multiplexing | Physics | 66 | Expired |
| US7126755B2 | Method and apparatus for labeling using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements | Physics | 64 | Expired |
| US5877426A | Bourdon tube pressure gauge with integral optical strain sensors for measuring tension or compressive strain | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US5493113A | Highly sensitive optical fiber cavity coating removal detection | Physics | 57 | Expired |
| US6490931B1 | Fused tension-based fiber grating pressure sensor | Physics | 52 | Expired |
| US6956687B2 | Optical blocking filter having an array of micro-mirrors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US6820489B2 | Optical differential pressure sensor | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US5770155A | Composite structure resin cure monitoring apparatus using an optical fiber grating sensor | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US7126740B2 | Multifunctional optical device having a spatial light modulator with an array of micromirrors | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US7369716B2 | High pressure and high temperature acoustic sensor | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US9255836B2 | Fiber optic cable for distributed acoustic sensing with increased acoustic sensitivity | Physics | 29 | Active |
| US6668656B2 | Optical sensor having differing diameters | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US7013729B2 | Highly sensitive accelerometer | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US7047816B2 | Optical differential pressure transducer utilizing a bellows and flexure system | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US6776045B2 | Bragg grating pressure sensor for industrial sensing applications | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US6575033B1 | Highly sensitive accelerometer | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US7019883B2 | Dynamic optical filter having a spatial light modulator | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US6118914A | Method and device for providing stable and precise optical reference signals | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6789424B2 | Highly sensitive accelerometer | Physics | 20 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.