Inventor · Allen, TX, US

Robert B. Chipper

14Patents
9h-index
11Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 13, 1994 → Dec 30, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5493441A Infrared continuous zoom telescope using diffractive optics Physics 30 Expired
US5973827A Refractive/diffractive infrared imager and optics Physics 29 Expired
US9632304B2 Direct view optical sight with integrated laser system Physics 20 Active
US6999243B2 Fixed focus, optically athermalized, diffractive infrared zoom objective lens Physics 20 Expired
US6018414A Dual band infrared lens assembly using diffractive optics Physics 19 Expired
US6292293A Wide-angle infrared lens and detector with internal aperture stop and associated method Physics 18 Expired
US5796514A Infrared zoom lens assembly having a variable F/number Physics 17 Expired
US6249374A Wide field of view infrared zoom lens assembly having a constant F/number Physics 13 Expired
US5852516A Dual purpose infrared lens assembly using diffractive optics Physics 9 Expired
US6952513B2 Method and apparatus for effecting alignment in an optical apparatus Physics 7 Expired
US9593945B2 Optical configuration for a compact integrated day/night viewing and laser range finding system Physics 4 Active
US6151170A Dual purpose infrared lens assembly using diffractive optics Physics 3 Expired
US6768844B2 Method and apparatus for effecting alignment in an optical apparatus Physics 3 Expired
US9465144B2 Hybrid grin diffractive optics Physics 0 Active

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