Willes H. Weber
19Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 23, 1992 → Jan 12, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6967569B2 | Active night vision with adaptive imaging | Performing Operations; Transporting | 113 | Expired |
| US6422713B1 | Thin-sheet collimation optics for diode laser illumination systems for use in night vision and exterior lighting applications | Physics | 74 | Expired |
| US6538820B2 | Night vision system utilizing a diode laser illumination module and a method related thereto | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US5317667A | Electrophoretic switch for a light pipe | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US6730913B2 | Active night vision system for vehicles employing short-pulse laser illumination and a gated camera for image capture | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US5351319A | Ferrofluid switch for a light pipe | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US6897465B2 | System and method for determining a distance of an object using emitted light pulses | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US5490490A | On-board gas composition sensor for internal combustion engine exhaust gases | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US5979423A | Fiber-optic gas composition sensor for exhaust gases | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US6429429B1 | Night vision system utilizing a diode laser illumination module and a method related thereto | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US7319805B2 | Active night vision image intensity balancing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US5406906A | Preparation of crystallographically aligned films of silicon carbide by laser deposition of carbon onto silicon | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US7646884B2 | Active night vision image intensity balancing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US6690017B2 | GPS-based anti-blinding system for active night vision | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6251342A | Fluorescent fiber optic sensor element fabricated using sol-gel processing techniques | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6809870B2 | Night vision system utilizing an illumination module and a method related thereto | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6900437B2 | Color corrected laser illumination system for night vision applications | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US7079974B2 | System and method for detecting an object using pulsed light | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US7121685B2 | Color-corrected laser illumination system for night vision applications | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.