Inventor · Shoreview, MN, US

Brian K. Nelson

27Patents
10h-index
53Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 9, 1977 → Mar 7, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6696157B1 Diamond-like glass thin films Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US5446929A Bath tub having side access Human Necessities 81 Expired
US5351345A Bath tub having side access Human Necessities 43 Expired
US7957621B2 Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings Electricity 34 Active
US6532327B1 Refractive index grating manufacturing process Physics 24 Expired
US5549149A Door with membrane attached to tambour slats guided by a track Human Necessities 20 Expired
USD355245S Bathtub General 19 Expired
US7106939B2 Optical and optoelectronic articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4156416A Engine driven vacuum pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7879688B2 Methods for making electronic devices with a solution deposited gate dielectric Electricity 11 Active
US8249409B2 Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings Electricity 9 Active
US6795636B1 Radiation-transmissive films on glass articles Physics 9 Expired
US7514710B2 Bottom gate thin film transistors Electricity 6 Active
US8847185B2 Phase-locked web position signal using web fiducials Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US9244008B2 Surface plasmon resonance sensor element and sensor including the same Physics 3 Active
US8720052B2 Method for continuous sintering on indefinite length webs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8992104B2 Apparatus and method for making fiducials on a substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6503327B2 Filament recoating apparatus and method Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6643440B2 Temperature range adjusted coated optical fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US8486593B2 Roll-to-roll digital photolithography Electricity 2 Active
US9296583B2 Phase-locked web position signal using web fiducials Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US6630209B2 Method of manufacturing temperature range adjusted coated optical fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US9465304B2 Roll-to-roll digital photolithography Electricity 0 Active
US10133174B2 Liquid photoreactive composition and method of fabricating structures Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9440812B2 Web longitudinal position sensor Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.