Inventor
FREIDHOFF CARL B
US26 patents
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
16 patentsUS5659171AAug 19, 1997
Micro-miniature diaphragm pump for the low pressure pumping of gases
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP299 citations98
US5536939AJul 16, 1996
Miniaturized mass filter
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP149 citations98
US7423751B2Sep 9, 2008
Systems and methods for use in detecting harmful aerosol particles
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP70 citations97
US7045459B2May 16, 2006
Thin film encapsulation of MEMS devices
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP45 citations96
US5912606AJun 15, 1999
Mercury wetted switch
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP145 citations95
US5747815AMay 5, 1998
Micro-miniature ionizer for gas sensor applications and method of making micro-miniature ionizer
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP48 citations92
US7875941B2Jan 25, 2011
Thin film encapsulation of MEMS devices
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP10 citations84
US7767959B1Aug 3, 2010
Miniature mass spectrometer for the analysis of chemical and biological solid samples
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP18 citations84
US7649171B1Jan 19, 2010
Miniature mass spectrometer for the analysis of biological small molecules
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP9 citations84
US7402799B2Jul 22, 2008
MEMS mass spectrometer
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP11 citations84
US7576844B2Aug 18, 2009
Systems and methods for use in detecting harmful aerosol particles
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP10 citations83
US7554663B2Jun 30, 2009
Systems and methods for use in detecting harmful aerosol particles
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP13 citations83
US6191754B1Feb 20, 2001
Antenna system using time delays with mercury wetted switches
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP7 citations71
US5530244AJun 25, 1996
Solid state detector for sensing low energy charged particles
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP13 citations67
US7638429B2Dec 29, 2009
Thin film encapsulation of MEMS devices
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP4 citations63
US7057170B2Jun 6, 2006
Compact ion gauge using micromachining and MISOC devices
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP6 citations63
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
5 patentsUS5466932ANov 14, 1995
Micro-miniature piezoelectric diaphragm pump for the low pressure pumping of gases
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP55 citations96
US5386115AJan 31, 1995
Solid state micro-machined mass spectrograph universal gas detection sensor
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP96 citations96
US5492867AFeb 20, 1996
Method for manufacturing a miniaturized solid state mass spectrograph
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP62 citations94
US5481110AJan 2, 1996
Thin film preconcentrator array
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP84 citations91
US4880947ANov 14, 1989
Vacuum interrupter with simplified enclosure and method of assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP23 citations81
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP
4 patentsUS7786653B2Aug 31, 2010
MEMS piezoelectric switch
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP4 citations61
US11749515B2Sep 5, 2023
Tapered magnetic ion transport tunnel for particle collection
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP0 citations57
US10755827B1Aug 25, 2020
Radiation shield
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP1 citations57
US10319572B2Jun 11, 2019
Space ion analyzer with mass spectrometer on a chip (MSOC) using floating MSOC voltages
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP0 citations36