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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025
JF

John S. Foster

ITInnovative Micro Technology: 31 patents #1 of 38Top 3%
OBOwl Biomedical: 20 patents #1 of 18Top 6%
IBM: 12 patents #9,222 of 70,183Top 15%
IRIridia: 3 patents #3 of 4Top 75%
UFUS Air Force: 3 patents #2,296 of 16,312Top 15%
OLOptical Coating Laboratory: 2 patents #43 of 152Top 30%
Stanford University: 1 patents #2,251 of 5,197Top 45%
UEUS Dept of Energy: 1 patents #1,355 of 5,099Top 30%
Lompoc, CA: #9 of 2,245 inventorsTop 1%
California: #3,955 of 386,348 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #26,302 of 4,157,543Top 1%
74 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 51–74 of 74 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6838056 Method and apparatus for sorting biological cells with a MEMS device 2005-01-04
6831380 Low inertia latching microactuator Tara Jean Rybnicek, John W. Stocker, Jeffery F. Summers, Richard Martin, Paul J. Rubel +1 more 2004-12-14
6812061 Method and apparatus for assembling an array of micro-devices Patrick Edward Feierabend, Richard Martin, Jeffery F. Summers, Andrew Wallis, Paul J. Rubel +1 more 2004-11-02
6801681 Optical switch with low-inertia micromirror Patrick Edward Feierabend, Bryant P. Hichwa, Richard Martin, Paul J. Rubel, Kimon Rybnicek +2 more 2004-10-05
6785038 Optical cross-connect with magnetic micro-electro-mechanical actuator cells Bryant P. Hichwa, Richard Martin, Paul J. Rubel, John W. Stocker, Jeffery F. Summers 2004-08-31
6593749 Wafer level method for probing micromechanical devices Patrick Edward Feierabend, Michael Shillinger 2003-07-15
6351201 Microelectromechanical switch with braking algorithm 2002-02-26
5631081 Process for bonding lubricants to a thin film storage media Li-Ju Lin, Christopher S. Gudeman, Gerard H. Vurens 1997-05-20
5612505 Dual mode warhead James S. O'Brasky, Alan A. Alexander, Odis H. Griffin, Jr., Morley C. Shamblen 1997-03-18
5545478 Process for bonding lubricants to a thin film storage media Li-Ju Lin, Christopher S. Gudeman, Gerard H. Vurens 1996-08-13
5455730 Contact magnetic recording disk file with a magnetoresistive read sensor Moris Dovek, Donald K. F. Lam, Erich Sawatzky 1995-10-03
5418667 Slider with transverse ridge sections supporting air-bearing pads and disk drive incorporating the slider George L. Best, Moris Dovek, Luis P. Franco, Randall T. Kerth 1995-05-23
5384675 Disk drive with controlled actuator oscillation for release of head carriers Linden James Crawforth, Jaquelin K. Spong 1995-01-24
5285337 Liquid-bearing data recording disk file with transducer carrier having support struts George L. Best, Moris Dovek, Luis P. Franco, Andrew M. Homola 1994-02-08
5267104 Liquid-bearing data recording disk file with transducer carrier having rear ski pad at the head-disk interface Thomas R. Albrecht, Moris Dovek, Andrew M. Homola, Timothy C. O'Sullivan 1993-11-30
5202803 Disk file with liquid film head-disk interface Thomas R. Albrecht, Andrew M. Homola 1993-04-13
5200867 Transducer carrier for disk file with liquid film head-disk interface Thomas R. Albrecht, Andrew M. Homola 1993-04-06
5196701 High-resolution detection of material property variations Kurt A. Rubin, Jaquelin K. Spong 1993-03-23
5049461 Method of making and using a high resolution lithographic mask Patrick Clinton Arnett, Andres Bryant, Jane Elizabeth Frommer, Jon A. C. Iwata 1991-09-17
4916688 Data storage method using state transformable materials Kurt A. Rubin, Daniel Rugar 1990-04-10
4567767 Method and apparatus for very low temperature acoustic microscopy Clavin F. Quate, Daniel Rugar 1986-02-04
4493260 Annular shaped charge for breaching masonary walls 1985-01-15
4418622 Munroe effect breaching device John A. Zehmer, III 1983-12-06
4370576 Electric generator James R. Wilson, Charles A. McDonald, Jr. 1983-01-25