Inventor · Mystic, CT, US

Robert B. Nilsen

29Patents
20h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 28, 1994 → Sep 19, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6356389B1 Subwavelength optical microstructure light collimating films Physics 189 Expired
US6891677B2 Subwavelength optical microstructure light-redirecting films Physics 107 Expired
US5565151A Retroreflective prism structure with windows formed thereon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US5840406A Retroreflective prism structure with windows formed thereon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US6570710B1 Subwavelength optical microstructure light collimating films Physics 54 Expired
US6967053B1 Durable, open-faced retroreflective prismatic construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US5780140A Retroreflective microprismatic material with top face curvature and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6120636A Apparatus and method for producing retroreflective material having printed patterns thereon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6036322A Multi-orientation retroreflective structure Physics 47 Expired
US6770225B2 Textured retroreflective prism structures and molds for forming same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5558740A Method and apparatus for producing seamless retroreflective sheeting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US7364314B2 Optical structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5657162A Retroreflective articles with multiple size prisms in multiple locations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6258443A Textured retroreflective prism structures and molds for forming same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US7230764B2 Differentially-cured materials and process for forming same Physics 28 Expired
US6206525A Miniature micro prism retroreflector Physics 26 Expired
US7506987B2 Two-sided corner-cube retroreflectors and methods of manufacturing the same Physics 26 Active
US6119751A Apparatus and method for producing retroreflective material having printed patterns thereon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5643400A Method and apparatus for producing seamless retroreflective sheeting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6139158A Retroreflective articles with multiple size prisms in multiple locations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7703931B2 Two-sided corner-cube retroreflectors and methods of manufacturing the same Physics 17 Active
US7330315B2 Light-redirecting optical structures Physics 14 Expired
US8033671B1 Retroreflective structures having a helical geometry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US6877866B2 Multi-orientation retroreflective structure Physics 8 Expired
US7262856B2 Microstructured optical device for remote chemical sensing Physics 5 Expired

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