Inventor · Cupertino, CA, US

Wai-Hon Lee

38Patents
16h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 28, 1977 → Apr 12, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5136152A Hybrid optical pickup with integrated power emission and reading photodetectors Electricity 76 Expired
US4834485A Integrated fiber optics transmitter/receiver device Electricity 49 Expired
US4731772A Optical head using hologram lens for both beam splitting and focus error detection functions Physics 48 Expired
US5156999A Packaging method for semiconductor laser/detector devices Electricity 40 Expired
US4794585A Optical head having a hologram lens and polarizers for use with magneto-optic medium Physics 39 Expired
US5043775A Semiconductor laser assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US4757197A Semiconductor laser and detector device Electricity 29 Expired
US4906839A Hybrid surface emitting laser and detector Electricity 29 Expired
US5050153A Semiconductor laser optical head assembly Physics 27 Expired
US4707137A Device and method for testing the wave front quality of optical components Physics 25 Expired
US6043935A Wavelength sensitive beam combiner with aberration correction Physics 20 Expired
US4789977A Optical data recording device Physics 18 Expired
US5963577A Multiple element laser diode assembly incorporating a cylindrical microlens Electricity 18 Expired
US4918675A Magneto-optical head with separate optical paths for error and data detection Physics 17 Expired
US5001694A Tracking and focus actuator for a holographic optical head Physics 16 Expired
US4106844A Laser scanning system utilizing computer generated holograms Physics 16 Expired
US5285062A Laser/detector hybrid with mirror source and diffracted return beam Physics 16 Expired
US4970710A Method and apparatus for focus and tracking in an optical disk system Physics 14 Expired
US7699516B1 Back light module with micro Fresnel lens Physics 14 Active
US5991249A Optical track sensing device Physics 13 Expired
US6188062A Laser/detector hybrid with integrated mirror and diffracted returned beam Physics 10 Expired
US6775037B1 Grating matrix recording system Physics 7 Expired
US6723980B2 Position sensor with grating to detect moving object with periodic pattern Physics 6 Expired
US7423808B2 Rear projection screen with spatial varying diffusing angle Physics 4 Active
US4996169A Semiconductor laser assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired

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