Inventor · Faringdon, GB

Robert A. Owen

40Patents
12h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 11, 1976 → Feb 10, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5047644A Polyimide thermal isolation mesa for a thermal imaging system Electricity 49 Expired
US5264326A Polyimide thermal isolation mesa for a thermal imaging system Electricity 35 Expired
US5424544A Inter-pixel thermal isolation for hybrid thermal detectors Electricity 33 Expired
US5532484A Defective pixel signal substitution in thermal imaging systems Electricity 28 Expired
US4660703A Method and apparatus for machine safety Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US4007740A Cannula cover Human Necessities 21 Expired
US5426304A Infrared detector thermal isolation structure and method Electricity 20 Expired
US4192502A Wraparound weighted exercise device for the foot and ankle Human Necessities 17 Expired
US4946063A Metal can ends with metal pull tabs bonded thereto Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US5679267A Dual etching of ceramic materials with an elevated thin film Electricity 14 Expired
US5457318A Thermal detector apparatus and method using reduced thermal capacity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5485010A Thermal isolation structure for hybrid thermal imaging system Electricity 12 Expired
US4932822A Press and transfer tool Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5602392A Thermal crosstalk reduction for infrared detectors with common electrodes Electricity 12 Expired
US5436450A Infrared detector local biasing structure and method Electricity 11 Expired
US5478242A Thermal isolation of hybrid thermal detectors through an anisotropic etch Electricity 10 Expired
US5959298A Infrared detector array with an elevated thin film Electricity 10 Expired
US5572029A Thermal isolation for hybrid thermal detectors Electricity 10 Expired
US5696002A Method for forming electrical contact to the optical coating of an infrared detector from the backside of the detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5578826A Thermal isolation for hybrid thermal detectors Electricity 9 Expired
US5737818A Method for forming electrical contact to the optical coating of an infrared detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5466332A Dual etching of ceramic materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US5565682A Electrical contact to the common electrode of an infrared detector array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5426303A Thermal isolation structure for hybrid thermal detectors Electricity 7 Expired
US5574282A Thermal isolation for hybrid thermal detectors Electricity 6 Expired

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