Inventor
CLARK WILLIAM A
US48 patents
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ANALOG DEVICES INC
16 patentsUS7347094B2Mar 25, 2008
Coupling apparatus for inertial sensors
ANALOG DEVICES INC34 citations92
US10203352B2Feb 12, 2019
Anchor tracking apparatus for in-plane accelerometers and related methods
ANALOG DEVICES INC8 citations84
US10168194B2Jan 1, 2019
Method and apparatus for driving a multi-oscillator system
ANALOG DEVICES INC5 citations83
US11112269B2Sep 7, 2021
Methods and systems for self-testing MEMS inertial sensors
ANALOG DEVICES INC4 citations73
US10261105B2Apr 16, 2019
Anchor tracking for MEMS accelerometers
ANALOG DEVICES INC3 citations73
US9927459B2Mar 27, 2018
Accelerometer with offset compensation
ANALOG DEVICES INC6 citations73
US10451454B2Oct 22, 2019
Method and apparatus for driving a multi-oscillator system
ANALOG DEVICES INC4 citations72
US6822370B2Nov 23, 2004
Parallel plate electrostatic actuation of MEMS mirrors
ANALOG DEVICES INC12 citations72
US8677801B1Mar 25, 2014
Detection and mitigation of aerodynamic error sources for micromachined inertial sensors
ANALOG DEVICES INC3 citations63
US8555718B2Oct 15, 2013
Piezoelectric transducers
ANALOG DEVICES INC3 citations63
US8549918B2Oct 8, 2013
Inertial sensors using piezoelectric transducers
ANALOG DEVICES INC2 citations63
US11041722B2Jun 22, 2021
Systems and methods for sensing angular motion in the presence of low-frequency noise
ANALOG DEVICES INC0 citations60
US10914583B2Feb 9, 2021
Sense amplifiers for gyroscopes and related systems and methods
ANALOG DEVICES INC0 citations60
US12000739B2Jun 4, 2024
Lever based differential capacitive strain gauge with acceleration rejection
ANALOG DEVICES INC0 citations58
US7227385B2Jun 5, 2007
Actuation circuit for MEMS structures
ANALOG DEVICES INC3 citations57
US8598891B2Dec 3, 2013
Detection and mitigation of particle contaminants in MEMS devices
ANALOG DEVICES INC0 citations50
ANALOG DEVICES IMI INC
7 patentsUS6433401B1Aug 13, 2002
Microfabricated structures with trench-isolation using bonded-substrates and cavities
ANALOG DEVICES IMI INC211 citations98
US7051590B1May 30, 2006
Structure for attenuation or cancellation of quadrature error
ANALOG DEVICES IMI INC137 citations97
US6868726B2Mar 22, 2005
Position sensing with improved linearity
ANALOG DEVICES IMI INC116 citations97
US6386032B1May 14, 2002
Micro-machined accelerometer with improved transfer characteristics
ANALOG DEVICES IMI INC129 citations97
US6291875B1Sep 18, 2001
Microfabricated structures with electrical isolation and interconnections
ANALOG DEVICES IMI INC121 citations97
US6440766B1Aug 27, 2002
Microfabrication using germanium-based release masks
ANALOG DEVICES IMI INC72 citations96
US6703679B1Mar 9, 2004
Low-resistivity microelectromechanical structures with co-fabricated integrated circuit
ANALOG DEVICES IMI INC3 citations62
UNIV CALIFORNIA
5 patentsUS6296779B1Oct 2, 2001
Method of fabricating a sensor
UNIV CALIFORNIA173 citations99
US6121552ASep 19, 2000
Microfabricated high aspect ratio device with an electrical isolation trench
UNIV CALIFORNIA124 citations99
US6067858AMay 30, 2000
Micromachined vibratory rate gyroscope
UNIV CALIFORNIA398 citations99
US5992233ANov 30, 1999
Micromachined Z-axis vibratory rate gyroscope
UNIV CALIFORNIA411 citations99
US6960488B2Nov 1, 2005
Method of fabricating a microfabricated high aspect ratio device with electrical isolation
UNIV CALIFORNIA97 citations98
VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
3 patentsUS6225795B1May 1, 2001
Discrete-time sampling of data for use in switching regulations
VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORP123 citations99
US6020729AFeb 1, 2000
Discrete-time sampling of data for use in switching regulators
VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORP142 citations99
US5969513AOct 19, 1999
Switched capacitor current source for use in switching regulators
VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORP165 citations99
COOPER IND INC
3 patentsUS5633019AMay 27, 1997
Encapsulated transformer, method of making encapsulated transformer and apparatus for making encapsulated transformer
COOPER IND INC20 citations89
US5589808ADec 31, 1996
Encapsulated transformer
COOPER IND INC27 citations89
US6682681B1Jan 27, 2004
Method of fabricating a thermoplastic rubber encapsulated transformer
COOPER IND INC18 citations88
INTEGRATED MICRO INSTR INC
2 patentsUS6230563B1May 15, 2001
Dual-mass vibratory rate gyroscope with suppressed translational acceleration response and quadrature-error correction capability
INTEGRATED MICRO INSTR INC219 citations97
US6253612B1Jul 3, 2001
Generation of mechanical oscillation applicable to vibratory rate gyroscopes
INTEGRATED MICRO INSTR INC84 citations96