Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Saul Griffith

69Patents
14h-index
74Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 3, 2000 → Aug 13, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6348295B1 Methods for manufacturing electronic and electromechanical elements and devices by thin-film deposition and imaging Electricity 128 Expired
US10562180B2 Fluidic robotic actuator system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Active
US9821475B1 Robotic actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US10605365B1 Fluidic actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US9624911B1 Fluidic solar actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8640386B1 Stiffening of an air beam Fixed Constructions 21 Active
US7656053B2 Controlling power extraction for wind power generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US7847426B1 Wind power generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US10543110B2 Lower-leg exoskeleton system and method Human Necessities 20 Active
US9217538B2 Conformable natural gas storage Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Active
US6664027B2 Methods and apparatus for manufacturing electronic and electromechanical elements and devices by thin-film deposition and imaging Electricity 17 Expired
US8093144B2 Patterning of nanostructures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US10619633B2 Diaphragm compressor system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Active
US10012229B2 Diaphragm compressor system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US7747355B2 Electrical power generator with adaptive coupling Electricity 14 Active
US10135388B2 Fluidic actuator system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US10611020B2 Pneumatic exomuscle system and method Human Necessities 10 Active
US7752830B2 Electronic elongation-sensing rope Textiles; Paper 9 Active
US9827667B2 Pneumatic exomuscle system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US10384354B2 Fluidic solar actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8093731B2 Gearless human power generation Human Necessities 8 Active
US10533810B2 Near-isothermal compressor/expander Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US11213417B2 Lower-leg exoskeleton system and method Human Necessities 7 Active
US7516605B2 Electronic elongation-sensing rope Textiles; Paper 6 Active
US8013457B2 Human power generation using dual pulls Human Necessities 6 Active

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