Inventor · Westlake Village, CA, US

Robert E. Fischer

25Patents
17h-index
46Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: May 1, 1989 → Dec 21, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5162828A Display system for a head mounted viewing transparency Physics 263 Expired
US6746124B2 Flashlight producing uniform high brightness Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 77 Expired
US6577387B2 Inspection of ophthalmic lenses using absorption Physics 56 Expired
US5430634A Concentrating and collecting optical system using concave toroidal reflectors Physics 51 Expired
US6606173B2 Illumination device and method for laser projector Electricity 38 Expired
US5642221A Head mounted display system Physics 37 Expired
US6172813A Projection lens and system including a reflecting linear polarizer Physics 35 Expired
US6473236B2 Projection lens and system Electricity 35 Expired
US6172816A Optical component adjustment for mitigating tolerance sensitivities Electricity 33 Expired
US5836667A Concentrating and collecting optical system using concave toroidal reflectors Physics 32 Expired
US7035017B2 System and method for telecentric projection lenses Physics 32 Expired
US6349004B1 Head mounted display viewing optics with improved optical performance Physics 27 Expired
US6220713A Projection lens and system Physics 23 Expired
US6185041A Projection lens and system Electricity 23 Expired
US6939009B2 Compact work light with high illumination uniformity Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US6870650B2 Illumination device and method for laser projector Physics 20 Expired
US7077525B2 Led-based flashlight Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US7554737B2 Illumination device and method using adaptable source and output format Physics 17 Active
US6280035A Lens design to eliminate color fringing Physics 15 Expired
US6239917A Thermalization using optical components in a lens system Physics 13 Expired
US6362922B1 Projection lens and system Physics 8 Expired
US6186648A Concentrating and collecting optical system using concave toroidal reflectors Physics 6 Expired
US7150530B2 Variable spot size illuminator having a zoom lens Human Necessities 4 Expired
US6795189B2 Universal microplate analyzer Physics 4 Expired
US8427636B2 Cuvette for ophthalmic lens Physics 3 Active

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