Inventor · Diablo, CA, US

Jonathan David Waldern

144Patents
45h-index
24Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 1989 → Nov 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6211976A Holographic projection system Physics 275 Expired
US6115152A Holographic illumination system Physics 195 Expired
US9933684B2 Transparent waveguide display providing upper and lower fields of view having a specific light output aperture configuration Physics 195 Active
US9341846B2 Holographic wide angle display Physics 172 Active
US8639072B2 Compact wearable display Physics 164 Active
US6407724B2 Method of and apparatus for viewing an image Physics 144 Expired
US8817350B1 Optical displays Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Active
US4984179A Method and apparatus for the perception of computer-generated imagery Electricity 136 Expired
US8224133B2 Laser illumination device Physics 133 Active
US9456744B2 Apparatus for eye tracking Physics 125 Active
US9075184B2 Compact edge illuminated diffractive display Electricity 114 Active
US8565560B2 Laser illumination device Physics 107 Active
US6646772B1 Holographic illumination system Physics 106 Expired
US6504629B1 Method and apparatus for illuminating a display Physics 98 Expired
US8634120B2 Apparatus for condensing light from multiple sources using Bragg gratings Physics 97 Active
US9335604B2 Holographic waveguide display Physics 91 Active
US6317228A Holographic illumination system Physics 90 Expired
US9746688B2 Laser illumination device Physics 89 Active
US9727772B2 Method and apparatus for contact image sensing Physics 88 Active
US9632226B2 Waveguide grating device Physics 87 Active
US10209517B2 Holographic waveguide eye tracker Physics 80 Active
US8885112B2 Compact holographic edge illuminated eyeglass display Physics 74 Active
US10089516B2 Method and apparatus for contact image sensing Physics 73 Active
US10330777B2 Holographic waveguide lidar Physics 72 Active
US10241330B2 Method and apparatus for generating input images for holographic waveguide displays Physics 72 Active

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