Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Neil MacKinnon

23Patents
7h-index
22Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 16, 1995 → Sep 28, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6366373B1 Method of intrinsic continuous management data transmission in fiber optic communications Electricity 37 Expired
US5651023A Monolithic laser Electricity 19 Expired
US10072815B2 Top-emission VCSEL-array with integrated diffuser Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US5873913A Optical brightening agents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5539765A High efficiency laser Electricity 10 Expired
US10295145B2 Top-emission VCSEL-array with integrated diffuser Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US9819144B2 High-efficiency vertical emitters with improved heat sinking Electricity 8 Active
US10911727B2 Image sensor with optical communication capabilities Electricity 6 Active
US6987784B2 Wavelength agile laser Electricity 6 Expired
US7092419B2 Wavelength agile laser Electricity 4 Expired
US6154472A High efficiency decoupled tuning configuration intracavity doubled laser and method Electricity 4 Expired
US5949802A High efficiency intracavity doubled laser and method Electricity 3 Expired
US10334184B2 Electronic device with light diffuser Electricity 3 Active
US6320889A Solid state laser including a single mode gain swept configuration Electricity 3 Expired
US10447424B2 Spatial multiplexing scheme Electricity 2 Active
US10877285B2 Wavelength-based spatial multiplexing scheme Electricity 1 Active
US11683455B2 Image sensor with optical communication capabilities Electricity 1 Active
US9138140B2 Compact iris imaging system Electricity 1 Active
US11762066B2 Multi-beam scanning system Physics 0 Active
US10908383B1 Local control loop for projection system focus adjustment Electricity 0 Active
US9568604B2 Optically gated detector arrangement Physics 0 Active
US11493606B1 Multi-beam scanning system Physics 0 Active
US10686548B2 Projection of multiple beams using cylindrical lenses Electricity 0 Active

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