Inventor
Robert E. Higashi
Inventor
Shorewood, MN, US
Overview
Patents· 75 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G01Jprimary
G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light15%
G01FMeasuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level13%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties13%
H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for9%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation7%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%
H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h105%
B81BMicrostructural devices or systems, e.g. micromechanical devices3%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus3%
G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions2%
PatentTitleYear
10,996,190Electrochemical gas sensor constructed with MEMS fabrication technology202110,867,855Through silicon via fabrication202010,775,217Thermophile-based flow sensing device202010,634,535Airflow sensor with gas composition correction202010,497,486Robust sensing film for fire gases201910,345,130Airflow sensor with thermal conductivity and diffusivity sensing20199,574,947'Sensor temperature sensing device'20179,228,903'Infrared imager'20169,128,028'Thermal conductivity detectors'20158,651,737'Sensor temperature sensing device'20148,535,967'Method and system for etching a diaphragm pressure sensor'20138,513,091'Method for wafer bonding using gold and indium'20138,314,769'High performance detection pixel'20128,299,506'Integration of MEMS and CMOS devices on a chip'20128,196,449'Micro discharge device capable of low voltage discharges in a variety of carrier gases for detection and/or ionization'20128,198,590'High reflectance terahertz mirror and related method'20128,188,561'Integral topside vacuum package'20128,153,285'Micro fuel cell'20128,076,245'MOS low power sensor with sacrificial membrane'20117,965,089'Chemical impedance detectors for fluid analyzers'20117,898,498'Transducer for high-frequency antenna coupling and related apparatus and method'20117,875,944'Integral topside vacuum package'20117,703,313'Conformal film micro-channels for a fluidic micro analyzer'20107,628,907'Gas sensor'20097,613,586'Thermal vacuum gauge'20097,578,167'Three-wafer channel structure for a fluid analyzer'20097,549,206'Shell flow sensor'20097,518,380'Chemical impedance detectors for fluid analyzers'20097,501,626'Micromechanical thermal sensor'20097,470,894'Multi-substrate package assembly'20087,468,515'Ultra violet light sensor'20087,408,133'Method of thermally coupling a flow tube or like component to a thermal sensor and sensor systems formed thereby'20087,391,147'Planar ultra violet light detector'20087,331,224'Tilt-insensitive flow sensor'20087,329,853'Spectrally tunable detector'20087,276,285'Nanotube fabrication basis'20077,276,798'Integral topside vacuum package'20077,230,432'Nanotube sensor'20077,170,059'Planar thermal array'20077,145,143'Tunable sensor'20067,071,566'Multi-substrate package assembly'2006RE039143'Method for making a wafer-pair having sealed chambers'20067,048,384'Multiple scene projection system'20067,015,457'Spectrally tunable detector'20067,000,452'Phased micro fluid analyzer'20066,949,931'Nanotube sensor'20056,359,333'Wafer-pair having deposited layer sealed chambers'20026,322,247'Microsensor housing'20016,287,940'Dual wafer attachment process'20016,238,085'Differential thermal analysis sensor'20016,144,285'Thermal sensor and method of making same'20006,046,485'Large area low mass IR pixel having tailored cross section'20006,036,872'Method for making a wafer-pair having sealed chambers'20005,895,233'Integrated silicon vacuum micropackage for infrared devices'19995,886,249'Micromachined integrated opto-flow gas/liquid sensor'1999RE036136'Thermal sensor'19995,869,749'Micromachined integrated opto-flow gas/liquid sensor'19995,449,910'Infrared radiation imaging array with compound sensors forming each pixel'19955,300,915'Thermal sensor'19945,220,188'Integrated micromechanical sensor element'19935,220,189'Micromechanical thermoelectric sensor element'19934,966,037'Cantilever semiconductor device'19904,914,742'Thin film orthogonal microsensor for air flow and method'19904,895,616'Method for making thin film orthogonal microsensor for air flow'19904,885,938'Flowmeter fluid composition correction'19894,739,657'Resistance with linear temperature coefficient'19884,696,188'Semiconductor device microstructure'19874,682,503'Microscopic size, thermal conductivity type, air or gas absolute pressure sensor'19874,683,159'Semiconductor device structure and processing'19874,651,564'Semiconductor device'19874,624,137'Semiconductor device'19864,555,939'Condition responsive sensor for fluid flow measurement'19854,548,078'Integral flow sensor and channel assembly'19854,501,144'Flow sensor'19854,472,239'Method of making semiconductor device'1984Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1984–2000Patents assigned to HONEYWELL INC (23)· patent assignee history
1984–1993Based in Minneapolis, MN, US· patent location history
1985–1994Based in Bloomington, MN, US· patent location history
1988–2020Based in Shorewood, MN, US· patent location history
2000–2021Patents assigned to HONEYWELL INT INC (51)· patent assignee history
2007–2016Patents assigned to COLE BARRETT E (5)· patent assignee history
2007–2012Patents assigned to HIGASHI ROBERT E (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to HIGASHI ROBERT (8)· patent assignee history
2013–2020Based in Morristown, NJ, US· patent location history
2021Based in Morris Plains, NJ, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| HONEYWELL INT INC | 51 | 2000–2021 |
| HONEYWELL INC | 23 | 1984–2000 |
| HIGASHI ROBERTself | 8 | 2012–2016 |
| COLE BARRETT E | 5 | 2007–2016 |
| HIGASHI ROBERT Eself | 5 | 2007–2012 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Shorewood, Minnesota, US | 58 | 1988–2020 |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | 7 | 1984–1993 |
| Bloomington, Minnesota, US | 5 | 1985–1994 |
| Morristown, New Jersey, US | 3 | 2013–2020 |
| Morris Plains, New Jersey, US | 1 | 2021 |