Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Samuel Chang

28Patents
6h-index
48Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 18, 2002 → Oct 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8519670B2 System and method for balancing charge within a battery pack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US7844182B2 Optical network architecture for simultaneous transport of analog video signals and ethernet data Electricity 7 Expired
US9496727B2 Characterizing a rechargeable battery through discontinuous charging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9728820B2 Margin-based battery charge balancing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6816639B1 Optically powered and controlled optical switch Electricity 6 Expired
US10378883B2 Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber Physics 6 Active
US6987900B2 Optically powered optically controlled optical switch Electricity 5 Expired
US9142977B1 Method of controlling battery state using constant-voltage discharge Electricity 4 Active
US11344376B2 Systems and methods for flexible computer-assisted instrument control Human Necessities 3 Active
US9000727B2 System and method for balancing charge within a battery pack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8213797B2 DWDM transport of CATV and digital signals over optical fiber in low-dispersion spectral regions Electricity 3 Active
US10876831B2 Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber Physics 2 Active
US10328362B2 Carbonation reduction systems and methods Human Necessities 2 Active
US11672412B2 Systems and methods for detecting environmental forces on an elongate device Human Necessities 1 Active
US12031734B2 Dynamic adaptation of emissions demand response events Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11313674B2 Force sensing in a distal region of an instrument including single-core or multi-core optical fiber Physics 1 Active
US11830189B2 Systems and methods to process ultrasound images for musculoskeletal conditions Physics 0 Active
US11992188B2 Systems and methods for detecting environmental forces on an elongate device Human Necessities 0 Active
US12367579B2 Systems and methods to process electronic medical images for diagnostic or interventional use Physics 0 Active
US11173422B2 Carbonation reduction systems and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US11781769B2 Managing emissions demand response event generation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11835246B2 Managing user account participation in emissions demand response events Electricity 0 Active
US12372262B2 Managing emissions demand response event generation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9472968B1 Method of controlling battery state using constant-voltage discharge Electricity 0 Active
US10739030B2 Self-learning temperature monitor and control system and methods for making and using same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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