Inventor · Torrance, CA, US

John Gunther

25Patents
17h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 21, 1974 → Mar 3, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5406395A Holographic parking assistance device Physics 543 Expired
US5986730A Dual mode reflective/transmissive liquid crystal display apparatus Physics 215 Expired
US5907416A Wide FOV simulator heads-up display with selective holographic reflector combined Physics 123 Expired
US6208463A Polarizer apparatus for producing a generally polarized beam of light Physics 110 Expired
US6108131A Polarizer apparatus for producing a generally polarized beam of light Physics 77 Expired
US4349817A Liquid crystal display system using fiber optic faceplates Physics 66 Expired
US6452724B1 Polarizer apparatus for producing a generally polarized beam of light Physics 60 Expired
US6693749B2 Low-observability, wide-field-of-view, situation awareness viewing device Physics 55 Expired
US6081376A Reflective optical polarizer device with controlled light distribution and liquid crystal display incorporating the same Physics 52 Expired
US4586780A Directional diffusing screen with suppressed zero-order light Physics 48 Expired
US6348995B1 Reflective optical polarizer device with controlled light distribution and liquid crystal display incorporating the same Physics 41 Expired
US4586781A Diffraction optics diffusing screen Physics 36 Expired
US5101193A Universal stand-alone holographic center high mounted stoplight Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US4344668A Fiber optic light traps for electro-optical display devices Physics 31 Expired
US6710921B2 Polarizer apparatus for producing a generally polarized beam of light Physics 30 Expired
US5764389A Holographic color filters for display applications, and operating method Physics 25 Expired
US6563638B2 Wide-angle collimating optical device Physics 22 Expired
US4981608A Industrial gelling agent for hydrophobic organic liquids Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US6141124A Color filter and color picture display device using the same Physics 10 Expired
US5091608A Flame retardant splicing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5702805A Photopolymer holographic decal for plastic substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5499116A Encoded hologram for producing a machine readable image and a human readable image Physics 6 Expired
US5541825A Dual image CHMSLs without holography Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US6816650B2 Planar lightwave filter device Physics 1 Expired
US3979636A Charged particle beam scanning device Electricity 1 Expired

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