Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Markus Lutz

145Patents
31h-index
95Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 6, 1995 → Apr 22, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5728936A Rotary speed sensor Physics 150 Expired
US6936491B2 Method of fabricating microelectromechanical systems and devices having trench isolated contacts Performing Operations; Transporting 112 Expired
US5604312A Rate-of-rotation sensor Physics 101 Expired
US6995622B2 Frequency and/or phase compensated microelectromechanical oscillator Electricity 98 Expired
US5703293A Rotational rate sensor with two acceleration sensors Physics 78 Expired
US6987432B2 Temperature compensation for silicon MEMS resonator Electricity 77 Expired
US5723353A Process for manufacturing a sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US6928879B2 Episeal pressure sensor and method for making an episeal pressure sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 67 Expired
US7202761B2 Temperature compensation for silicon MEMS resonator Electricity 66 Expired
US6106735A Wafer stack and method of producing sensors Electricity 65 Expired
US5889207A Micromechanical rate of rotation sensor having ring with drive element and detection element Physics 59 Expired
US5627317A Acceleration sensor Physics 54 Expired
US6930367B2 Anti-stiction technique for thin film and wafer-bonded encapsulated microelectromechanical systems Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US6762072B2 SI wafer-cap wafer bonding method using local laser energy, device produced by the method, and system used in the method Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US5937275A Method of producing acceleration sensors Physics 48 Expired
US7449355B2 Anti-stiction technique for electromechanical systems and electromechanical device employing same Electricity 45 Expired
US6752017B2 Rotation speed sensor Physics 45 Expired
US7227432B2 MEMS resonator array structure and method of operating and using same Electricity 44 Expired
US6214243A Process for producing a speed of rotation coriolis sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Expired
US6122964A Micromechanical comb structure Physics 43 Expired
US7075160B2 Microelectromechanical systems and devices having thin film encapsulated mechanical structures Electricity 43 Expired
US7102467B2 Method for adjusting the frequency of a MEMS resonator Electricity 43 Expired
US5959208A Acceleration sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5631422A Sensor comprising multilayer substrate Physics 41 Expired
US7068125B2 Temperature controlled MEMS resonator and method for controlling resonator frequency Electricity 40 Expired

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