Inventor · Crawley, GB

Alan G. Knapp

55Patents
19h-index
41Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 11, 1975 → Aug 26, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6373454B1 Active matrix electroluminescent display devices Physics 403 Expired
US5325442A Fingerprint sensing device and recognition system having predetermined electrode activation Physics 395 Expired
US6542138B1 Active matrix electroluminescent display device Physics 307 Expired
US6693610B2 Active matrix electroluminescent display device Physics 229 Expired
US7129914B2 Active matrix electroluminescent display device Electricity 218 Expired
US5838308A Optical touch input device Physics 200 Expired
US5270711A Touch sensor array systems and display systems incorporating such Physics 156 Expired
US6359605B1 Active matrix electroluminescent display devices Physics 109 Expired
US5349174A Image sensor with transparent capacitive regions Electricity 107 Expired
US5684501A Active matrix display device and method of driving such Physics 93 Expired
US5892504A Matrix display device and its method of operation Physics 69 Expired
US6370965B1 Capacitive sensing array devices Physics 65 Expired
US5485177A Matrix display device with write-in facility Physics 59 Expired
US5495265A Fast response electro-optic display device Physics 57 Expired
US5237314A Addressing a matrix device using electro-optical switching Physics 47 Expired
US5852425A Active matrix display devices for digital video signals and method for driving such Physics 27 Expired
US5159325A Method of driving a display device Physics 26 Expired
US5428370A Matrix display device and its method of operation Physics 21 Expired
US5379050A Method of driving a matrix display device and a matrix display device operable by such a method Physics 20 Expired
US6357302B1 Capacitive sensing array device including electrostatic damage prevention means Physics 18 Expired
US5014048A Matrix display systems Physics 17 Expired
US4099079A Secondary-emissive layers Electricity 17 Expired
US6700562B1 Active matrix liquid crystal display devices Physics 17 Expired
US4422005A Channel plate electron multiplier Electricity 12 Expired
US4560898A Color picture display tube Electricity 10 Expired

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