Inventor · Tucson, AZ, US

John B. Hayes

19Patents
12h-index
14Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 22, 1975 → Feb 9, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4855842A Dedicated programmable controller for interactive video disc system Physics 187 Expired
US4012329A Water-in-oil microemulsion drilling fluids Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 72 Expired
US4354280A Joint protector Human Necessities 52 Expired
US5446547A Combination of motorized and piezoelectric translation for long-range vertical scanning interferometry Physics 33 Expired
US4481679A Rib protector Human Necessities 33 Expired
US7230717B2 Pixelated phase-mask interferometer Physics 32 Expired
US5173605A Compact temperature-compensated tube-type scanning probe with large scan range and independent x, y, and z control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5064286A Optical alignment system utilizing alignment spot produced by image inverter Physics 26 Expired
US5082674A Food product Human Necessities 18 Expired
US7057737B2 Common optical-path testing of high-numerical-aperture wavefronts Physics 17 Expired
US5103094A Compact temperature-compensated tube-type scanning probe with large scan range Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5929987A System for eliminating scattered light in autocollimator for magnetic-head suspension measuring instrument Physics 12 Expired
US5200617A PMN translator and linearization system in scanning probe microscope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4955719A Interferometer with thin absorbing beam equalizing pellicle Physics 8 Expired
US4884003A Compact micromotion translator Electricity 7 Expired
US5844675A Interchangeable sample stage with integral reference surface for magnetic-head suspension measuring instrument Physics 5 Expired
US5995215A Autocollimator with grating Physics 3 Expired
US8499233B2 Systems and processes for transforming and displaying accounting and financial information Physics 1 Active
US7580135B2 Chromatic compensation in Fizeau interferometer Physics 1 Active

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