Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Whitney B. Kroetz

8Patents
4h-index
7Co-inventors
50Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 2, 1987 → Feb 24, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5084640A Eddy current brake with N impedence gaps Electricity 24 Expired
US5206555A Adjustable brake for magnetic actuator Electricity 11 Expired
US8061232B2 Methods and apparatus for a robot wrist assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US4827162A Controlled drag for magnet actuator Electricity 9 Expired
US9443752B2 High temperature anti-droop end effector for substrate transfer Electricity 3 Active
US4825984A Visco-elastic couple for magnet actuator Electricity 2 Expired
US5118976A Controlled-drag voice coil magnetic actuator Electricity 0 Expired
US11600580B2 Replaceable end effector contact pads, end effectors, and maintenance methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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