Inventor · Burlington, VT, US

Per K. Hansen

16Patents
15h-index
2Co-inventors
64Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1982 → Mar 21, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4776016A Voice control system Physics 484 Expired
US5744953A Magnetic motion tracker with transmitter placed on tracked object Human Necessities 323 Expired
US5767669A Magnetic field position and orientation measurement system with dynamic eddy current rejection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 321 Expired
US5831260A Hybrid motion tracker Human Necessities 312 Expired
US4642786A Method and apparatus for position and orientation measurement using a magnetic field and retransmission Physics 310 Expired
US5045843A Optical pointing device Physics 309 Expired
US5953683A Sourceless orientation sensor Physics 288 Expired
US5742394A Optical 6D measurement system with two fan shaped beams rotating around one axis Physics 259 Expired
US4622644A Magnetic position and orientation measurement system Physics 167 Expired
US4653102A Directional microphone system Electricity 93 Expired
US4506354A Ultrasonic position detecting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US4618822A Displacement sensing device utilizing adjustable tuned circuit Human Necessities 51 Expired
US4823170A Line of sight measuring system Physics 39 Expired
US4576481A Passive optical position measurement system Physics 37 Expired
US6528989B1 AC magnetic tracker for operation close to metallic objects Physics 22 Expired
US4858203A Omnidirectional distance measurement system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired

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