Inventor · Southgate, MI, US

James E. Watson

27Patents
10h-index
27Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 5, 1982 → Dec 21, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7255469B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a light guide and an interference reflector Electricity 93 Expired
US7157839B2 Phosphor based light sources utilizing total internal reflection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US4604051A Regenerative burner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7213958B2 Phosphor based illumination system having light guide and an interference reflector Physics 24 Expired
USD327498S Drawing screen General 21 Expired
US5566263A System for tuning an integrated optical switch element Physics 18 Expired
US6677175B2 Optical waveguides and methods for making the same Physics 17 Expired
US4878480A Radiant tube fired with two bidirectional burners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US7204631B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and an interference reflector Physics 14 Expired
US5867914A Drawing device with multimedia enhancement Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7182498B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and an interference reflector Physics 10 Expired
US7497608B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a long pass reflector and method of making same Electricity 9 Active
US4944670A Self-cleaning burner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
USD400643S Lawn care chemical dispenser General 8 Expired
US4829703A Auxiliary flue for furnaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4926842A Immersion tube heater treater improved immersion tube heater treater Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7357555B2 Phosphor based illumination system having an interference reflector and a display Physics 6 Active
US5000158A Staged burning radiant tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7204630B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and an interference reflector Physics 6 Expired
US7407313B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and a display using same Physics 5 Active
US7377679B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and a display using same Physics 4 Active
US7357554B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a light guide, an interference reflector and a display Physics 4 Active
US9885885B2 Blue edge filter optical lens Physics 3 Active
US5495544A Polarization-independent electro-optically switched directional coupler Physics 2 Expired
US7350953B2 Phosphor based illumination system having a short pass reflector and method of making same Electricity 1 Active

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