William E. Moerner
19Patents
7h-index
28Co-inventors
66Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 4, 1985 → Jun 12, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6046925A | Photochromic fluorescent proteins and optical memory storage devices based on fluorescent proteins | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US5064264A | Photorefractive materials | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US5361148A | Apparatus for photorefractive two beam coupling | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US8693742B2 | Three-dimensional single-molecule fluorescence imaging beyond the diffraction limit using a double-helix point spread function | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US5460907A | Photorefractive materials | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US10341640B2 | Multi-wavelength phase mask | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US9881355B2 | Three-dimensional single-molecule fluorescence imaging beyond the diffraction limit using a double-helix point spread function | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US5607799A | Optical photorefractive article | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US6280884A | Process for photorefractive index grating formation | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US4614116A | Phase sensitive ultrasonic modulation method for the detection of strain-sensitive spectral features | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US9075010B2 | Enhancement of molecular emission using optical-antenna structures | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US9693034B2 | Apparatus and method for localizing objects for distance and/or in three dimensions using a spiral point spread function | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US10187626B2 | Apparatuses and methods for three-dimensional imaging of an object | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US7068698B2 | Room-temperature source of single photons based on a single molecule in a condensed matter host | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US8057655B1 | Sub-micron object control arrangement and approach therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10791318B2 | Multi-wavelength phase mask | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8772048B2 | Fluorogenic compounds converted to fluorophores by photochemical or chemical means and their use in biological systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10638112B2 | Apparatuses and methods for three-dimensional imaging of an object | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US8153446B2 | Fluorogenic compounds converted to fluorophores by photochemical or chemical means and their use in biological systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.