Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

Willes H. Weber

19Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 23, 1992 → Jan 12, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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

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