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Eric Altendorf — 21 Patents

MIMitutoyo: 11 patents #85 of 721Top 15%
UWUniversity Of Washington: 5 patents #185 of 2,234Top 9%
TFThermo Fisher: 3 patents #727 of 2,015Top 40%
MIMicrovision: 1 patents #107 of 190Top 60%
Micron: 1 patents #6,111 of 6,374Top 100%
Everett, WA: #32 of 1,109 inventorsTop 3%
Washington: #4,391 of 76,902 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
Eric Altendorf has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at Mitutoyo. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in February 2024. Eric Altendorf ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list Eric Altendorf in Everett, WA, US.

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Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11906724 Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor Marc Berretta, Jason Mecham, Frank Metting, Jonathan Paullin, Paul Boeschoten +1 more 2024-02-20
11340442 Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor Marc Berretta, Jason Mecham, Frank Metting, Jonathan Paullin, Paul Boeschoten +1 more 2022-05-24
10831015 Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating color video with a monochrome sensor Marc Berretta, Jason Mecham, Frank Metting, Jonathan Paullin, Paul Boeschoten +1 more 2020-11-10
9329026 Hole-measurement systems and methods using a non-rotating chromatic point sensor (CPS) pen 2016-05-03
9018578 Adaptable resolution optical encoder having structured illumination and spatial filtering Joseph Daniel Tobiason 2015-04-28
8637805 Optical encoder using off-axis imaging through a lens Tatsuya Nagahama, Miyako Mizutani, Toru Yaku 2014-01-28
8492703 Lens aberration correction in a doubly telecentric displacement sensor Joseph Daniel Tobiason, Toru Yaku, Emi Kaneko 2013-07-23
7894079 Linear displacement sensor using a position sensitive photodetector Michael Nahum 2011-02-22
7723657 Focus detection apparatus having extended detection range Scott Allen Harsila, Matthew D. Watson 2010-05-25
7626705 Chromatic sensor lens configuration 2009-12-01
7570433 Photoelectric encoder Toshitaka Shimomura, Shingo Nihommori, Miyako Mizutani, Joseph Daniel Tobiason 2009-08-04
7502122 Fiber-optic miniature encoder for fine pitch scales Joseph Daniel Tobiason 2009-03-10
7262765 Apparatuses and methods for utilizing non-ideal light sources Margaret K. Brown, Voytek Andron, David Skurnik, Martin A. Kykta, Mark Holton +2 more 2007-08-28 $4,950,000
7227124 Illumination configuration for imaging-type optical encoders 2007-06-05
7186969 Optical configuration for imaging-type optical encoders Toshitaka Shimomura, Shingo Nihommori, Miyako Mizutani, Joseph Daniel Tobiason 2007-03-06
6454945 Microfabricated devices and methods Bernhard Weigl, Paul Yager, James P. Brody, Mark R. Holl, Fred K. Forster +7 more 2002-09-24
6404493 Dual large angle light scattering detection 2002-06-11
6091502 Device and method for performing spectral measurements in flow cells with spatial resolution Bernhard Weigl 2000-07-18
6067157 Dual large angle light scattering detection 2000-05-23
5972710 Microfabricated diffusion-based chemical sensor Bernhard Weigl, Paul Yager, James P. Brody, Mark R. Holl, Margaret Kenny +5 more 1999-10-26
5726751 Silicon microchannel optical flow cytometer Paul Yager 1998-03-10