Robert John Filkins
58Patents
14h-index
97Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 21, 1997 → May 22, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.