Inventor · Richmond, VA, US

Peter Martin

34Patents
15h-index
51Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 7, 1978 → Feb 9, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7276749B2 Image sensor with microcrystalline germanium photodiode layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 178 Expired
US5886353A Imaging device Human Necessities 147 Expired
US5712890A Full breast digital mammography device Human Necessities 96 Expired
US5528043A X-ray image sensor Human Necessities 88 Expired
US4657144A Method and apparatus for detecting and removing foreign material from a stream of particulate matter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5357964A Doppler imaging device Physics 47 Expired
US6697812B1 Method and system for eliminating error when packing or packaging sets of serialized products or otherwise identifiable products Physics 42 Expired
US4452532A Beam alignment tool and method Physics 42 Expired
US7906826B2 Many million pixel image sensor Electricity 42 Active
US7436038B2 Visible/near infrared image sensor array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5417218A Acoustic imaging device Human Necessities 33 Expired
US5218426A Highly accurate in-situ determination of the refractivity of an ambient atmosphere Physics 32 Expired
US5305752A Acoustic imaging device Human Necessities 31 Expired
US4499362A Rotary beam chopper with continuously variable duty cycle Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US4346284A Dual path web transport and processing apparatus with radiant energy directing means Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US7177390B2 Digital x-ray tomosynthesis system Physics 13 Expired
US5976315A Anvil for an ultrasound sealing unit Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US4926789A Transport apparatus for boards Electricity 12 Expired
US4410785A Method and apparatus for perforation of sheet material by laser Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US4497330A Process for increasing the filling power of tobacco Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4224498A Apparatus for perforating articles by laser Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6163030A MOS imaging device Electricity 9 Expired
US4166973A Method and system for detection of thin metal layers in packaged articles Physics 9 Expired
US5113701A Transport device for boards having a sensitive surface, especially for wet-coated circuit boards Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5998794A Prevention of photoelectric conversion layer contamination in an imaging device Electricity 8 Expired

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