Inventor · Windom, MN, US

Leland R. Whitney

31Patents
21h-index
52Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 25, 1987 → Apr 9, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6379016B1 Light guide with extraction structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 145 Expired
US6576887B2 Light guide for use with backlit display Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US7052168B2 Illumination device Physics 91 Expired
US6663262B2 Backlighting transmissive displays Physics 91 Expired
US6347874B1 Wedge light extractor with risers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US5504281A Perforated acoustical attenuators Electricity 64 Expired
US7010212B2 Multifunctional optical assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US5658656A Use of materials comprising microbubbles as acoustical barriers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US7320538B2 Optical film having a structured surface with concave pyramid-shaped structures Physics 47 Expired
US4814546A Electromagnetic radiation suppression cover Electricity 46 Expired
US6785049B1 Illumination system for reflective displays Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US7019734B2 Resistive touch sensor having microstructured conductive layer Physics 37 Expired
US6475609B1 Color shifting film glitter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6455140B1 Visible mirror film glitter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6012820A Lighted hand-holdable novelty article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US9328882B2 Methods and apparatus for ceiling mounted systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Active
US6053795A Toy having image mode and changed image mode Human Necessities 28 Expired
US8172435B2 Methods and apparatus for ceiling mounted systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US7384173B2 Brightness enhancement article Physics 24 Expired
US5999317A Toy mirror with transmissive image mode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5813180A Privacy enclosure Fixed Constructions 21 Expired
US6568822B2 Linear illumination source Physics 20 Expired
US6120026A Game with privacy material Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7057814B2 Illumination system for reflective displays Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7416309B2 Optical film having a surface with rounded structures Physics 17 Expired

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