Inventor · Santa Clara, CA, US

Roger W. Barton

78Patents
21h-index
107Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 31, 1995 → Sep 23, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7876489B2 Display apparatus with optical cavities Physics 106 Active
US5578185A Method for creating gated filament structures for field emision displays Electricity 101 Expired
US7405852B2 Display apparatus and methods for manufacture thereof Physics 89 Active
US7304786B2 Methods and apparatus for bi-stable actuation of displays Physics 63 Expired
US7927654B2 Methods and apparatus for spatial light modulation Physics 61 Active
US7417782B2 Methods and apparatus for spatial light modulation Physics 58 Expired
US7839356B2 Display methods and apparatus Physics 45 Active
US7365897B2 Methods and apparatus for spatial light modulation Physics 45 Active
US7746529B2 MEMS display apparatus Physics 40 Active
US6144144A Patterned resistor suitable for electron-emitting device Electricity 39 Expired
US7502159B2 Methods and apparatus for actuating displays Physics 39 Active
US7391552B2 Methods and apparatus for spatial light modulation Physics 36 Active
US9459751B2 Mesh patterns for touch sensor electrodes Physics 35 Active
US7675665B2 Methods and apparatus for actuating displays Physics 34 Active
US7755582B2 Display methods and apparatus Physics 28 Active
US6861798B1 Tailored spacer wall coatings for reduced secondary electron emission Electricity 28 Expired
US7920317B2 Display with controlled formation of bubbles Physics 26 Active
US7999994B2 Display apparatus and methods for manufacture thereof Physics 25 Active
US7742016B2 Display methods and apparatus Physics 25 Active
US5766446A Electrochemical removal of material, particularly excess emitter material in electron-emitting device Electricity 22 Expired
US7898714B2 Methods and apparatus for actuating displays Physics 22 Active
US8310442B2 Circuits for controlling display apparatus Physics 21 Active
US8159428B2 Display methods and apparatus Physics 20 Active
US8526096B2 Mechanical light modulators with stressed beams Physics 20 Active
US9360971B2 Mesh patterns for touch sensor electrodes Physics 19 Active

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