Inventor · Knoxville, TN, US

Peter W. Sites

40Patents
13h-index
41Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 31, 1994 → Sep 18, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5500732A Lens inspection system and method Physics 82 Expired
US5717781A Ophthalmic lens inspection method and apparatus Physics 63 Expired
US5515159A Package seal inspection system Physics 49 Expired
US6011620A Method and apparatus for the automatic inspection of optically transmissive planar objects Physics 43 Expired
US7905594B2 Free form ophthalmic lens Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Active
US6201600A Method and apparatus for the automatic inspection of optically transmissive objects having a lens portion Physics 25 Expired
US8240849B2 Free form lens with refractive index variations Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Active
US8318055B2 Methods for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Physics 22 Active
US5640464A Method and system for inspecting packages Physics 21 Expired
US8317505B2 Apparatus for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Physics 18 Active
US8313828B2 Ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US8157373B2 Free form ophthalmic lens Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US5943436A Method and system for inspecting packages Physics 14 Expired
US9180633B2 Methods for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Physics 13 Active
US9180634B2 Methods for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Physics 13 Active
US9857607B2 Apparatus for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Physics 10 Active
US9610742B2 Apparatus for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US8795558B2 Methods for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Physics 9 Active
US9075186B2 Free form lens with refractive index variations Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7142707B2 Automated inspection of packaging materials for package integrity Physics 6 Expired
US10571718B2 Apparatus for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Physics 5 Active
US9266294B2 Apparatus for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens Physics 4 Active
US10901319B2 Apparatus for forming an ophthalmic lens Physics 4 Active
US11364696B2 Apparatus for forming an ophthalmic lens Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US8634068B2 Method of determining the optimal wavelength for inspecting ophthalmic lenses Physics 3 Active

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