Inventor · Pittsford, NY, US

Stephen D. Jacobs

17Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 1979 → Jul 21, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5061046A Gradient index liquid crystal devices and method of fabrication thereof Electricity 31 Expired
US5616066A Magnetorheological finishing of edges of optical elements Electricity 26 Expired
US6665042B1 Electrically switchable polymer liquid crystal and polymer birefringent flake in fluid host systems and optical devices utilizing same Physics 25 Expired
US5795212A Deterministic magnetorheological finishing Electricity 21 Expired
US5054888A Methods of making composite optical devices employing polymer liquid crystal Physics 20 Expired
US4272694A System for converting the frequency of coherent radiation Physics 19 Expired
US5839944A Apparatus deterministic magnetorheological finishing of workpieces Electricity 18 Expired
US5804095A Magnetorheological fluid composition Electricity 16 Expired
US6106380A Deterministic magnetorheological finishing Electricity 15 Expired
US5486940A Liquid crystal light polarizer and method Physics 13 Expired
US6829075B1 Electrically addressable optical devices using a system of composite layered flakes suspended in a fluid host to obtain angularly dependent optical effects Physics 12 Expired
US4679911A Optical apparatus using liquid crystals for shaping the spatial intensity of optical beams having designated wavelengths Physics 10 Expired
US7713436B1 Electrically actuatable doped polymer flakes and electrically addressable optical devices using suspensions of doped polymer flakes in a fluid host Physics 8 Active
US7042617B2 Optical devices having flakes suspended in a host fluid to provide a flake/fluid system providing flakes with angularly dependent optical properties in response to an alternating current electric field due to the dielectric properties of the system Physics 6 Expired
US7238316B2 Method for making precisely configured flakes useful in optical devices Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US8808568B2 Magnetorheological materials, method for making, and applications thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8293135B2 PCLC flake-based apparatus and method Physics 0 Active

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