Nicholas George
27Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 22, 1974 → Aug 15, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6927922B2 | Imaging using a multifocal aspheric lens to obtain extended depth of field | Electricity | 257 | Expired |
| US7336430B2 | Extended depth of field using a multi-focal length lens with a controlled range of spherical aberration and a centrally obscured aperture | Electricity | 85 | Expired |
| US4834474A | Optical systems using volume holographic elements to provide arbitrary space-time characteristics, including frequency-and/or spatially-dependent delay lines, chirped pulse compressors, pulse hirpers, pulse shapers, and laser resonators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US5453844A | Image data coding and compression system utilizing controlled blurring | Electricity | 75 | Expired |
| US6259561A | Optical system for diffusing light | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US4752130A | Optical systems utilizing a volume transmission diffraction element to provide wavelength tuning | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4786124A | Broad-spectrum achromatic phase shifters, phase modulators, frequency shifters, and frequency modulators | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US6701029B1 | Ring-wedge data analysis of digital images | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6459818B1 | System for recovery of degraded images | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US7221619B1 | Fiber optic strain gauge and cable strain monitoring system for marine seismic acquisition systems | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US7184365B2 | Unitary multi-cable towing system | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US8558182B2 | Optical element, device, method, and applications | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US6583932B1 | Optical system for diffusing light | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7511895B2 | Apparatus and method for extended depth of field imaging | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US3942861A | Full view hologram | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US7554750B2 | Imaging using a multifocal aspheric lens to obtain extended depth of field | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US7593161B2 | Apparatus and method for extended depth of field imaging | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US7120312B2 | System for recovery of degraded images | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US8086058B2 | Extended depth of field using a multi-focal length lens with a controlled range of spherical aberration and a centrally obscured aperture | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US7822515B2 | Ocean bottom seismic sensor cable system including torque-relieving swivel | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US7898746B2 | Extended depth-of-field lenses and methods for their design, optimization and manufacturing | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8107156B2 | Digital binary MEMS wavefront control | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US7729010B2 | System for recovery of degraded images | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11366242B2 | Lock mechanism in a gel-type streamer | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US8382383B2 | Structure for optical connector ferrule and method for making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.