Inventor · Plano, TX, US

Jose Melendez

29Patents
19h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 19, 1997 → May 5, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6657832B2 Mechanically assisted restoring force support for micromachined membranes Electricity 202 Expired
US6376787B1 Microelectromechanical switch with fixed metal electrode/dielectric interface with a protective cap layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 175 Expired
US6635919B1 High Q-large tuning range micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) varactor for broadband applications Electricity 133 Expired
US5946083A Fixed optic sensor system and distributed sensor network Human Necessities 114 Expired
US6111248A Self-contained optical sensor system Physics 74 Expired
US6045756A Miniaturized integrated sensor platform Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US6374845B1 System and method for sensing and controlling beverage quality Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6326612A System and method for optical sensing utilizing a portable, detachable sensor cartridge Physics 41 Expired
US8606344B2 Integrated patient bed system Human Necessities 40 Active
US5912456A Integrally formed surface plasmon resonance sensor Physics 38 Expired
US6191847A Fixed optic sensor system and distributed sensor network Human Necessities 38 Expired
US5898503A Surface plasmon resonance sensor with interchangeable optical element Physics 35 Expired
US6111652A High throughput surface plasmon resonance analysis system Physics 33 Expired
US6024923A Integrated fluorescence-based biochemical sensor Physics 28 Expired
US6183696A Optically based miniaturized sensor with integrated fluidics Physics 26 Expired
US5922285A Integrated fluorescence-based biochemical sensor Physics 26 Expired
US7035546B2 Optical wireless multiport hub Electricity 25 Expired
US6415235B1 Fixed optic sensor system and distributed sensor network Physics 22 Expired
US7203425B1 Optical wireless link Electricity 22 Expired
US6097479A Critical angle sensor Physics 19 Expired
US8838211B2 Multi-wavelength diagnostic imager Human Necessities 16 Active
US6714336B2 Packaged micromirror assembly with in-package mirror position feedback Physics 15 Expired
US6692697B1 Versatile flow cell front-end for optically-based integrated sensors Physics 14 Expired
US6690888B1 Method for establishing and maintaining optical, open-air communications link Electricity 9 Expired
US6525396B2 Selection of materials and dimensions for a micro-electromechanical switch for use in the RF regime Electricity 4 Expired

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