Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Patrick Y. Maeda

86Patents
16h-index
73Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 27, 1991 → Aug 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5208701A Wobble correction lens with binary diffractive optic surface and refractive cylindrical surface Physics 421 Expired
US6201633A Micro-electromechanical based bistable color display sheets Electricity 312 Expired
US6180428A Monolithic scanning light emitting devices using micromachining Electricity 198 Expired
US8767270B2 Single-pass imaging apparatus with image data scrolling for improved resolution contrast and exposure extent Electricity 100 Active
US6091537A Electro-actuated microlens assemblies Electricity 89 Expired
US6116756A Monolithic scanning light emitting devices Electricity 55 Expired
US7315667B2 Propagating light to be sensed Physics 47 Expired
US7906722B2 Concentrating solar collector with solid optical element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US7420677B2 Sensing photon energies of optical signals Physics 34 Active
US7719022B2 Phosphor illumination optics for LED light sources Electricity 25 Active
US8764247B2 LED bulb with integrated thermal and optical diffuser Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US7456953B2 Method and apparatus for improved light distribution in an anti-resonant waveguide sensor Physics 23 Active
US6121983A Method and apparatus for a solid state laser scanning architecture Electricity 22 Expired
US5257125A Afocal optical system for focus error correction in laser scanning systems Physics 20 Expired
US5969877A Dual wavelength F-theta scan lens Physics 19 Expired
US5517330A Minimization of differential bow in multiple beam scanning optical systems Physics 18 Expired
US5469290A Two-element zoom lens for beam separation error correction Physics 14 Expired
US7855335B2 Beam integration for concentrating solar collector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9609859B2 Unwanted plant removal system having a stabilization system Human Necessities 12 Active
US7106441B2 Structure and method for a microelectromechanic cylindrical reflective diffraction grating spectrophotometer Physics 11 Expired
US9565848B2 Unwanted plant removal system Human Necessities 10 Active
US6706202B1 Method for shaped optical MEMS components with stressed thin films Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US5276544A Two element optical system for focus error correction in laser scanning systems Physics 8 Expired
US6987274B1 Light detection and imaging system and method including an array of sensors Physics 8 Expired
US9630424B2 VCSEL-based variable image optical line generator Physics 6 Active

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