Inventor · Cupertino, CA, US

John D. Fergason

25Patents
16h-index
3Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 7, 1989 → May 29, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7347551B2 Optical system for monitoring eye movement Human Necessities 214 Expired
US5208688A Eye protection device for welding helmets Physics 164 Expired
US5751258A Liquid crystal lens driver electronics for eye protection, high speed shuttering with consistent performance Physics 116 Expired
US7342210B2 Remote control for auto-darkening lens systems and method Human Necessities 113 Expired
US7150047B2 Indicator layout on an auto-darkening lens for use in welding Human Necessities 83 Expired
US5074647A Liquid crystal lens assembly for eye protection Human Necessities 82 Expired
US5377032A Electro-optic light shutter and frame assembly with integrated switching mechanism Human Necessities 68 Expired
US5515186A Eye protection device for welding helmets which reduces obliquely incident light Physics 65 Expired
US5857215A Helmet with high performance head and face protection utilizing molded composite materials and method Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US5959705A Welding lens with integrated display, switching mechanism and method Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US5248880A Detector system for detecting the occurrence of welding Physics 47 Expired
US6554428B2 Method and apparatus for adjusting optical device to correspond to eye positions Physics 42 Expired
US6067129A Welding lens with integrated display and method Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US5252817A Detector system for detecting the occurrence of welding using detector feedback Physics 39 Expired
US5347383A High speed, low power driving circuit for liquid crystal shutter Physics 23 Expired
US7501613B2 Light detecting and angle of view compensation for optical devices and method Physics 20 Expired
US7161135B2 Multi-stage sensor for an auto-darkening lens for use in welding and method Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
USD353692S Welding lens assembly General 11 Expired
US7553021B2 Optical system for monitoring eye movement Human Necessities 10 Active
US7550698B2 Light sensor arrangement for auto-darkening lenses and method Human Necessities 9 Expired
US9867737B2 Auto-darkening filter of welding shield Physics 1 Active
US9244279B1 Glasses-type augmented reality display system Physics 0 Active
US8954885B2 Display system using metadata to adjust area of interest and method Electricity 0 Active
US9443479B2 Image acquisition and display system and method using information derived from an area of interest in a video image implementing system synchronized brightness control and use of metadata Physics 0 Active
US9218770B2 Apparatus, method and system to enhance legibility of images shown on a passive display in a bright environment by increasing or maintaining a range of grey levels and decreasing a number of grey levels in that range Physics 0 Active

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