Inventor
THORBURN WILLIAM G
US14 patents
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GSI GROUP CORP
8 patentsUS7126109B2Oct 24, 2006
Encoder scale error compensation employing comparison among multiple detectors
GSI GROUP CORP20 citations92
US7368705B2May 6, 2008
Absolute encoder employing linked sub-encoders and beat track
GSI GROUP CORP31 citations89
US7324212B2Jan 29, 2008
Optical encoder having slanted optical detector elements for harmonic suppression
GSI GROUP CORP13 citations83
US7067797B1Jun 27, 2006
Optical position encoder having alignment indicators providing quantitative alignment indications
GSI GROUP CORP17 citations83
US7321113B2Jan 22, 2008
Precision material-handling robot employing high-resolution, compact absolute encoder
GSI GROUP CORP17 citations81
US7183537B2Feb 27, 2007
Rotary position sensor with offset beam generating element and elliptical detector array
GSI GROUP CORP5 citations62
US7253395B2Aug 7, 2007
Absolute encoder employing concatenated, multi-bit, interpolated sub-encoders
GSI GROUP CORP2 citations60
US7343693B2Mar 18, 2008
Scale assembly for optical encoder having affixed optical reference markers
GSI GROUP CORP2 citations59