Inventor · Windom, MN, US

Keith M. Kotchick

31Patents
13h-index
63Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 12, 1996 → Feb 2, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5919551A Variable pitch structured optical film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 203 Expired
US6624936B2 Color-compensated information displays Physics 165 Expired
US6280063A Brightness enhancement article Physics 158 Expired
US6985291B2 Non-inverting transflective assembly Physics 156 Expired
US6576887B2 Light guide for use with backlit display Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US6663262B2 Backlighting transmissive displays Physics 91 Expired
US6975455B1 Transflective layer for displays Physics 55 Expired
US6574044B1 Polarizer constructions and display devices exhibiting unique color effects Physics 37 Expired
US7245431B2 Reflective polarizer assembly Physics 33 Active
US7223005B2 Hybrid lightguide backlight Physics 31 Expired
US7385659B2 Structured transflectors for enhanced ambient and backlight operation of transmissive liquid crystal displays Physics 25 Expired
US7413336B2 Adhesive stacking for multiple optical films Physics 15 Expired
US6642977B2 Liquid crystal displays with repositionable front polarizers Electricity 13 Expired
US6894821B2 Optical devices having reflective and transmissive modes for display Physics 13 Expired
US6768586B2 Polarizer constructions and display devices exhibiting unique color effects Physics 11 Expired
US7339635B2 Pre-stacked optical films with adhesive layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7303322B2 Multiple lightguide backlight Physics 9 Expired
US7293899B2 Backlighting transmissive displays Physics 9 Expired
US7520654B2 Adhesive stacking for multiple optical films Physics 8 Active
US7419272B2 Day and night film Physics 7 Expired
US7088405B2 Structured transflectors for enhanced ambient and backlight operation of transmissive liquid crystal displays Physics 6 Expired
US7327923B2 Spiral multilayer fibers Physics 5 Expired
US7236217B2 Package of optical films with zero-gap bond outside viewing area Physics 3 Expired
US8947799B2 Light directing film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9690038B2 Systems and methods for controlling backlight output characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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