Inventor · Alameda, CA, US

Lothar Westerweck

24Patents
9h-index
28Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 26, 1977 → Apr 29, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8674288B2 Motor assembly sensor capture systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 194 Active
US6330400A Compact through-the-lens digital camera Electricity 33 Expired
US6869233B2 Image capture device Physics 25 Expired
US6805499B2 Image capture device door mechanism Physics 24 Expired
US7798730B2 Camera blade shutter module Physics 24 Active
US7773876B2 Camera module contamination reduction gasket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
USD253475S Photographic camera General 16 Expired
US7806606B2 Miniature camera shutter and filter/aperture Physics 12 Active
US7825985B2 Camera module back-focal length adjustment method and ultra compact components packaging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7531773B2 Auto-focus and zoom module having a lead screw with its rotation results in translation of an optics group Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7983556B2 Camera module with contamination reduction feature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8564715B2 System for stabilizing an optics assembly during translation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7573011B2 Zoom module using actuator and lead screw with translating operation Electricity 4 Active
US7580209B2 Auto-focus and zoom module with vibrational actuator and position sensing method Electricity 3 Active
US7590505B2 Manufacturable micropositioning system employing sensor target Electricity 3 Active
US7623301B2 Auto-focus and zoom module with vibrational actuator and position sensing method Electricity 3 Active
US8018528B2 Backlash prevention system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8711097B2 Optical navigation device with image sensor and inner housing Electricity 2 Active
US8937681B2 Camera module back-focal length adjustment method and ultra compact components packaging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9046939B2 Optical navigation device with non-spherical ellipsoidal reflector Electricity 0 Active
US10145710B2 Motor assembly sensor capture systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8083421B2 AF/zoom shutter with two blades function Physics 0 Active
US6879446B1 Viewfinder mechanism Physics 0 Expired
US6628902B2 Mirror adjustment method and apparatus Physics 0 Expired

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