Patrick Y. Maeda
86Patents
16h-index
73Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 27, 1991 → Aug 23, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.