Inventor · Tucson, AZ, US

Michael A. Pate

39Patents
11h-index
43Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 1, 1999 → Jan 31, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6747785B2 MEMS-actuated color light modulator and methods Physics 234 Expired
US7283181B2 Selectable color adjustment for image display Electricity 90 Expired
US7187343B2 Image projection with display-condition compensation Electricity 22 Expired
US7460179B2 Adaptive image display Electricity 22 Expired
US7391475B2 Display image generation with differential illumination Electricity 22 Expired
US6963319B2 Image display system and method Physics 19 Expired
US6825969B2 MEMS-actuated color light modulator and methods Physics 17 Expired
US7059732B2 Portable projector system Physics 14 Expired
US6986591B2 Non-imaging photon concentrator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6905212B2 Varying light beam for a display system Physics 11 Expired
US6956702B2 Projector with spectral filter Electricity 11 Expired
US7083287B2 Tilt detection in illumination source Physics 11 Expired
US6860606B2 Projector having concentrated beam Electricity 10 Expired
US7083289B2 Portable projector system Physics 7 Expired
US7102833B2 Method and apparatus for mapping image shapes for a display device Electricity 7 Expired
US7187637B2 Opto-mechanical adjustment based on sensing label side of optical disc Physics 6 Expired
US7018044B2 Display system incorporating spectral separation and homogenization Electricity 6 Expired
US7098936B2 Image display system and method including optical scaling Electricity 4 Expired
US7133201B2 Compensating display surface Electricity 3 Expired
US7145586B2 Marking optical disc based on information related to data side thereof Physics 3 Expired
US7557819B2 Image display system and method including optical scaling Electricity 3 Active
US6261742A Method for manufacturing a printhead with re-entrant nozzles Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US7670005B2 Display device including a spatial light modulator with plural image regions Physics 2 Active
US7048382B2 Recording length(s) of time high-temperature component operates in accordance with high-temperature policy Electricity 2 Expired
US6983475B2 Method and data storage device that utilizes blocking material Physics 2 Expired

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