William J. Bryan
69Patents
19h-index
75Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 11, 1980 → Oct 28, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7740387B2 | Backlight wedge with side mounted light source | Physics | 121 | Expired |
| US5404636A | Method of assembling a disk drive actuator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Expired |
| US8469575B2 | Backlight and display system using same | Physics | 78 | Active |
| US7140812B2 | Diamond tool with a multi-tipped diamond | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Expired |
| US7660509B2 | Backlight asymmetric light input wedge | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US4832905A | Lower end fitting debris collector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US5272735A | Sputtering process burnable poison coating | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US5299246A | Shape-memory alloys in the construction of nuclear fuel spacer grids | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US7911547B2 | Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus with slatted light guide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Active |
| US4879090A | Split vaned nuclear fuel assembly grid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US4664880A | Wire mesh debris trap for a fuel assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US5844754A | Stackable actuator assembly having spring retaining system | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US5282233A | Low pressure drop easy load end cap | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US5243635A | Fuel rod capturing grid spring and arch | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US5188797A | Extended weld tab for fuel assembly grid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US4919883A | Lower end fitting debris collector and end cap spacer grid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US5801901A | Disc drive clamp fastener including a clamp disc indentation | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US5071617A | Reduced flow resistance cast lower end fitting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US5053191A | Fuel assembly holddown spring | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5139736A | Fuel assembly support grid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US8917447B2 | Microreplicated film for attachment to autostereoscopic display components | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US4775510A | Nuclear fuel assembly hollow flow deflector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5268946A | Wear resistant coating for fuel cladding | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6524028B2 | Fish safe screened water diversion apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US5317612A | Use of shape memory alloys in fuel pellet holddown springs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.