Bryan Clark
35Patents
9h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 8, 1987 → Jun 28, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6778307B2 | Method and system for performing swept-wavelength measurements within an optical system | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US4852077A | Optical data storage media with spatially variable energy absorptivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6879421B2 | Method and system for performing swept-wavelength measurements within an optical system incorporating a reference resonator | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US4879709A | Dye-polymer optical data storage media with improved recording sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5014259A | Recording medium having an insulating layer | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6717707B2 | Method and system for controlling resonance within a resonator-enhanced optical system | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US5200948A | Recording method and apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US7214932B2 | Resonator method and system for distinguishing characteristics of surface features or contaminants | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5090008A | Erasable recording media | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6522471B2 | System of beam narrowing for resolution enhancement and method therefor | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7193725B2 | Method and system for optical measurement via a resonator having a non-uniform phase profile | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7330277B2 | Resonant ellipsometer and method for determining ellipsometric parameters of a surface | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US4970711A | Bulk eraser for optical memory media | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6653649B2 | Optical measurement and inspection method and apparatus having enhanced optical path difference detection | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US6927864B2 | Method and system for determining dimensions of optically recognizable features | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7022978B2 | Method and apparatus including in-resonator imaging lens for improving resolution of a resonator-enhanced optical system | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7102740B2 | Method and system for determining surface feature characteristics using slit detectors | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US6700840B2 | Optical storage method and apparatus having enhanced resolution | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US5216658A | Enlarged-spot erasure of optical media in dual-beam systems | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US5036511A | Recording method and apparatus | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6714295B2 | Optical inspection method and apparatus having an enhanced height sensitivity region and roughness filtering | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US4792876A | Capstan cleaner for video cassette player/recorder | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US7671978B2 | Scatterometer-interferometer and method for detecting and distinguishing characteristics of surface artifacts | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US7220955B2 | Three-dimensional imaging resonator and method therefor | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US5144613A | Thermal bulk erasure method for dye polymer optical media | Physics | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.