Inventor · Niskayuna, NY, US

Robert John Filkins

58Patents
14h-index
97Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 21, 1997 → May 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6668654B2 Method and apparatus for generating specific frequency response for ultrasound testing Physics 55 Expired
US7576307B2 Microscope with dual image sensors for rapid autofocusing Physics 39 Active
US6927686B2 Method and apparatus for internet enabled, wireless remote sensor measurement Physics 32 Expired
US7327022B2 Assembly, contact and coupling interconnection for optoelectronics Electricity 28 Expired
US8900529B2 Microfluidic chamber device and fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US6684701B2 System and method of determining porosity in composite materials using ultrasound Physics 23 Expired
US7629125B2 Sequential analysis of biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7117134B2 Method to optimize generation of ultrasound using mathematical modeling for laser ultrasound inspection Physics 19 Expired
US8060348B2 Systems for analyzing tissue samples Physics 17 Active
US8532398B2 Methods and apparatus for optical segmentation of biological samples Physics 17 Active
US6335943B1 System and method for ultrasonic laser testing using a laser source to generate ultrasound having a tunable wavelength Physics 16 Expired
US7310408B2 System and method for X-ray generation by inverse compton scattering Electricity 15 Expired
US7741045B2 Sequential analysis of biological samples Physics 14 Active
US7667851B2 Method and apparatus for using a two-wave mixing ultrasonic detection in rapid scanning applications Physics 14 Expired
US6029530A Finger controlled inspection apparatus Human Necessities 14 Expired
US6142019A Method of determining surface acoustic wave paths Physics 13 Expired
US5801532A Hand-holdable eddy-current probe Physics 12 Expired
US5895871A Finger controlled inspection apparatus Human Necessities 11 Expired
US8396269B2 Image quality assessment including comparison of overlapped margins Physics 11 Active
US7016470B2 System and method for X-ray generation Electricity 10 Expired
US6710912B1 Technique for quasi-phase matching Physics 10 Expired
US6711312B1 Integrated optoelectronic circuit and method of fabricating the same Physics 10 Expired
US6732587B2 System and method for classification of defects in a manufactured object Physics 10 Expired
US6176135A System and method for laser-ultrasonic frequency control using optimal wavelength tuning Physics 9 Expired
US6856918B2 Method to characterize material using mathematical propagation models and ultrasonic signal Physics 9 Expired

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