Michael J. McFarland
34Patents
19h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 6, 1985 → May 15, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5481385A | Direct view display device with array of tapered waveguide on viewer side | Physics | 233 | Expired |
| US5462700A | Process for making an array of tapered photopolymerized waveguides | Physics | 174 | Expired |
| US5225244A | Polymeric anti-reflection coatings and coated articles | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 110 | Expired |
| US6186649A | Linear illumination sources and systems | Physics | 92 | Expired |
| US5178955A | Polymeric anti-reflection coatings and coated articles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 91 | Expired |
| US5359687A | Polymer microstructures which facilitate fiber optic to waveguide coupling | Physics | 81 | Expired |
| US5521726A | Polarizer with an array of tapered waveguides | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US5541039A | Method for forming optically active waveguides | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US5186865A | Electro-optical materials and light modulator devices containing same | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US5061404A | Electro-optical materials and light modulator devices containing same | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US4810613A | Blocked monomer and polymers therefrom for use as photoresists | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US4775609A | Image reversal | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US4837124A | High resolution photoresist of imide containing polymers | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US4720445A | Copolymers from maleimide and aliphatic vinyl ethers and esters used in positive photoresist | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US6550942B1 | Linear illumination sources and systems | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US6114090A | Thermally-stable photopolymer composition and light transmissive device | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US4968581A | High resolution photoresist of imide containing polymers | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US5019488A | Method of producing an image reversal negative photoresist having a photo-labile blocked imide | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US4857435A | Positive photoresist thermally stable compositions and elements having deep UV response with maleimide copolymer | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US4912018A | High resolution photoresist based on imide containing polymers | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6932723B1 | Basketball shooting accuracy aid | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US5059513A | Photochemical image process of positive photoresist element with maleimide copolymer | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US4735885A | Deep UV photoresist composition with 1,3-disubstituted-5-diazobarbituric acids | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US6728445B2 | Closed-loop control of tunable optical wavelength filters | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US10549704B2 | Cold formed glass applique | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.