Inventor · Lompoc, CA, US

Robert Setbacken

11Patents
7h-index
11Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 8, 1996 → Jul 15, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5708496A Modular optical shaft encoder having a slide gap centering mechanism and method of use Physics 34 Expired
US5670781A Photoelectrical encoder Physics 14 Expired
US5920494A Method and device for varying interpolation factors Electricity 11 Expired
US6175109A Encoder for providing incremental and absolute position data Physics 11 Expired
US5981940A Angle measuring system with a clampable shaft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US7601948B1 Encoder device and alignment device for an encoder device Physics 9 Active
US5936236A Method for generating a synthetic reference signal for comparison with scanning signals of a position measuring device Physics 9 Expired
US6642508B2 System and method in an angle measuring system with an encoder attachment system for attaching an encoder to a motor shaft through the use of a spring generating a radial pressure Physics 4 Expired
US8497468B2 Encoder having an overmolded cover, encoder system with an encoder having an overmolded cover, and method for manufacturing an encoder having an overmolded cover Physics 2 Active
US8525459B2 Code disk, optical encoder, and motor system Physics 0 Active
USRE38882E1 Angle measuring system with a clampable shaft General 0 Expired

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