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William G. Thorburn
Also filed as: THORBURN WILLIAM G
14 granted patents·2 pending applications·317 citations·filing 1995–2022
93Inventor score
Technology areasG01D
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16 records- 0193US12146771B2Rotary position encoder based on polarizationNOVANTA CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 19, 2024·2 cites·25 claims
- 0291US7368705B2Absolute encoder employing linked sub-encoders and beat trackGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 6, 2008·31 cites·9 claims
- 0391US5486923AApparatus for detecting relative movement wherein a detecting means is positioned in the region of natural interferenceMICROE·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 23, 1996·98 cites·40 claims
- 0490US9933284B2Multi-track absolute encoderNOVANTA CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 3, 2018·5 cites·11 claims
- 0587US7324212B2Optical encoder having slanted optical detector elements for harmonic suppressionGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 29, 2008·13 cites·24 claims
- 0686US5646730ARelative movement detecting apparatus using a detector positioned in a region of natural interferenceMICROE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 8, 1997·58 cites·17 claims
- 0785US7321113B2Precision material-handling robot employing high-resolution, compact absolute encoderGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 22, 2008·17 cites·11 claims
- 0879US7126109B2Encoder scale error compensation employing comparison among multiple detectorsGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 24, 2006·20 cites·36 claims
- 0976US7067797B1Optical position encoder having alignment indicators providing quantitative alignment indicationsGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 27, 2006·17 cites·30 claims
- 1075US7002137B2Reference point talbot encoderGSI LUMONICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 21, 2006·23 cites·10 claims
- 1165US5783752ADiffuse surface interference position sensorMICROE·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 21, 1998·24 cites·20 claims
- 1257US7343693B2Scale assembly for optical encoder having affixed optical reference markersGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 18, 2008·2 cites·15 claims
- 1353US7183537B2Rotary position sensor with offset beam generating element and elliptical detector arrayGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·5 cites·19 claims
- 1443US7253395B2Absolute encoder employing concatenated, multi-bit, interpolated sub-encodersGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 7, 2007·2 cites·23 claims
- 1543US2007024865A1Optical encoder having slanted optical detector elements for harmonic suppressionMITCHELL DONALD K·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 1636US2003047673A1Harmonic suppressing photodetector arrayMICROE SYSTEMS·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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