Inventor · Pittsford, NY, US

Nicholas George

27Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 22, 1974 → Aug 15, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.