Inventor · Oakland, CA, US

William E. Humphrey

32Patents
14h-index
3Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 16, 1972 → Jul 17, 1992

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4420228A Method and apparatus for analysis of corneal shape Human Necessities 40 Expired
US4732466A Fundus camera Human Necessities 37 Expired
US4199816A Optical calibration apparatus and procedure Physics 34 Expired
US5157427A Objective refractor Human Necessities 34 Expired
US4650301A Objective refractor for the eye Human Necessities 30 Expired
US4669835A Objective refractor for the eye Human Necessities 28 Expired
US4070115A Lens meter Physics 28 Expired
US4640596A Objective refractor for the eye Human Necessities 28 Expired
US4540254A Keratometer having peripheral light entrance and exit paths Human Necessities 26 Expired
US4180325A Lens meter with automated readout Physics 22 Expired
US4043644A Elastically compensated off-axis mirror Physics 21 Expired
US4675736A Superimposed analog video image on plotted digital field tester display Human Necessities 19 Expired
US4407572A Keratometer Human Necessities 15 Expired
US4182572A Lensmeter utilizing non-parallel light Physics 15 Expired
US4730910A Wide angle lens system having flare rejection properties Physics 14 Expired
US3947097A Process and apparatus for astigmatic and spherical subjective testing of the eye Human Necessities 14 Expired
US4098002A Apparatus for locating inter-pupilary of nose bridge mounted spectacles to lens meter Physics 13 Expired
US4130361A Lens meter without relatively moving optical parts Physics 12 Expired
US3941451A Inline optical wedge stabilizer Physics 12 Expired
US4415239A Reflection rejection spherical optical train composed of tipped lens elements Physics 11 Expired
US4561738A Field tester Human Necessities 10 Expired
US3964817A Optical stabilizer having space referenced motion Physics 9 Expired
US5303022A Lensometer with guided lens movement for progressive addition lens Physics 9 Expired
US4015899A Eye test apparatus with physician routed patient input adjustment to variable optical elements Human Necessities 9 Expired
US4113363A Process and apparatus for astigmatic and spherical subjective testing of the eye Human Necessities 9 Expired

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