Michael C. Lea
17Patents
13h-index
17Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 10, 1984 → Feb 2, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5432876A | Illumination devices and optical fibres for use therein | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 331 | Expired |
| US5845038A | Optical fiber illumination system | Physics | 95 | Expired |
| US7189361B2 | Analytical device with lightguide Illumination of capillary and microgrooves arrays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US6367941B2 | Illumination device for producing predetermined intensity patterns | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 77 | Expired |
| US6848822B2 | Light guide within recessed housing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 69 | Expired |
| US6456437B1 | Optical sheets suitable for spreading light | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 59 | Expired |
| US5659643A | Notched fiber array illumination device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US4583824A | Electrocapillary devices | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US5051762A | Production of images using an array of light emitting diodes | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US5551042A | Structured films and use thereof for daylight illumination | Fixed Constructions | 22 | Expired |
| US7164836B2 | Light-guide lights suitable for use in illuminated displays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5543830A | Apparatus with light emitting element, microlens and gradient index lens characteristics for imaging continuous tone images | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US8759080B2 | Back side plate illumination for biological growth plate scanner | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US6350044B1 | Luminaire with central reflector surrounded by light transmitting and spreading optical sheet having structured surface | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US7413317B2 | Polarized UV exposure system | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US8393773B2 | Light-guide lights providing a substantially monochromatic beam | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8268249B2 | Analytical device with lightguide illumination of capillary and microgroove arrays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.