Inventor · Los Angeles, CA, US

Douglas Brenner

32Patents
17h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 18, 1977 → Jul 2, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8478544B2 Direct identification and measurement of relative populations of microorganisms with direct DNA sequencing and probabilistic methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Active
US6129662A Surgical tool with surgical field illuminator Physics 73 Expired
US5430620A Compact surgical illumination system capable of dynamically adjusting the resulting field of illumination Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5430634A Concentrating and collecting optical system using concave toroidal reflectors Physics 51 Expired
US5414600A Condensing and collecting optical system using an ellipsoidal reflector Physics 45 Expired
US4229337A Aromatic amide plasticizer for ionic polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 40 Expired
US5751869A Optical system for coupling light from a single fiber optic into a fiber bundle Human Necessities 33 Expired
US4193899A Elastomeric systems having unusual memory characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5836667A Concentrating and collecting optical system using concave toroidal reflectors Physics 32 Expired
US4221887A Plasticization of quaternary phosphonium ion containing polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US4102876A Quaternary phosphonium ionomers Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US5642456A Light intensity attenuator for optical transmission systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5898802A Coupling method and apparatus for coupling polymer fibers to a light source for improving power handling capabilities of the polymer fibers Physics 24 Expired
US4131587A Plasticization of neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4118362A Plasticization of neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US4175069A Plasticization of neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4181780A Thermoplastic ionomer foams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4118359A Plasticization of neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US5509095A Condensing and collecting optical system with axially displaced concave reflector and optical fiber Physics 13 Expired
US5754719A Method for coupling light from single fiberoptic to a multi-fiber bundle with enhanced field uniformity and better coupling efficiency Physics 13 Expired
US4173695A Alkyl ammonium ionomers Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US4127546A Plasticization of neutralized sulfonated elastomers with rosin salts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4164512A Foamable thermoelastic ionomer composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4187206A Blend composition of an oil and a neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6186648A Concentrating and collecting optical system using concave toroidal reflectors Physics 6 Expired

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