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William G. Thorburn

TG The Gsi Group: 8 patents #9 of 181Top 5%
MI Microe: 3 patents #2 of 4Top 50%
NO Novanta: 2 patents #2 of 17Top 15%
GL Gsi Lumonics: 1 patents #27 of 65Top 45%
📍 Danvers, MA: #34 of 334 inventorsTop 15%
🗺 Massachusetts: #8,835 of 88,656 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #340,347 of 4,157,543Top 9%
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Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12146771 Rotary position encoder based on polarization 2024-11-19
9933284 Multi-track absolute encoder Andrew Goldman, Marc Bernard 2018-04-03
7368705 Absolute encoder employing linked sub-encoders and beat track Alva E. Hare, Keith M. Hinrichs 2008-05-06
7343693 Scale assembly for optical encoder having affixed optical reference markers Donald K. Mitchell, Donald L. Grimes, Stuart A. Dodson, II, Keith M. Hinrichs, Andrew Goldman +2 more 2008-03-18
7324212 Optical encoder having slanted optical detector elements for harmonic suppression Donald K. Mitchell 2008-01-29
7321113 Precision material-handling robot employing high-resolution, compact absolute encoder Alva E. Hare, Keith M. Hinrichs 2008-01-22
7253395 Absolute encoder employing concatenated, multi-bit, interpolated sub-encoders Alva E. Hare, Keith M. Hinrichs 2007-08-07
7183537 Rotary position sensor with offset beam generating element and elliptical detector array 2007-02-27
7126109 Encoder scale error compensation employing comparison among multiple detectors Andrew Goldman 2006-10-24
7067797 Optical position encoder having alignment indicators providing quantitative alignment indications Donald K. Mitchell, Andrew Goldman, Keith M. Hinrichs 2006-06-27
7002137 Reference point talbot encoder Norman J. Tobey, Melvin J. Teare, Douglas A. Klingbeil, Ralph A. Kelliher 2006-02-21
5783752 Diffuse surface interference position sensor Donald K. Mitchell, Bruce A. Horwitz 1998-07-21
5646730 Relative movement detecting apparatus using a detector positioned in a region of natural interference Donald K. Mitchell 1997-07-08
5486923 Apparatus for detecting relative movement wherein a detecting means is positioned in the region of natural interference Donald K. Mitchell 1996-01-23