Inventor
George E. Smith
Inventor
Sunnyvale, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 52 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G02Bprimary
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus20%
F21VFunctional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof14%
F21YIndexing scheme associated with subclasses f21k, f21l, f21s and f21v, relating to the form or the kind of the light sources or of the colour of the light emitted10%
F21SNon-portable lighting devices9%
G06FElectric digital data processing6%
H10HInorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers5%
F21KNon-electric light sources using luminescence4%
H01LSemiconductor devices4%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties3%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding3%
PatentTitleYear
10,859,758Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements202010,823,905Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements202010,670,226Light-emitting device and luminaire incorporating same202010,473,292Solid state illumination devices including spatially-extended light sources and reflectors201910,451,250Light-emitting devices providing asymmetrical propagation of light201910,408,428Light-emitting devices providing asymmetrical propagation of light201910,340,060Overcurrent protection devices and circuits for shielded cables201910,107,475Light-emitting device and luminaire incorporating same20189,863,605'Light-emitting devices providing asymmetrical propagation of light'20189,822,948'Solid state illumination devices including spatially-extended light sources and reflectors'20179,081,125'Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements'20159,028,120'Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements'20158,899,808'Lightguide luminaire module for direct and indirect illumination'20148,833,969'Indirect direct troffer luminaire'20148,746,459'Automatic vibratory separator'20148,602,586'Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements'20138,573,823'Solid-state luminaire'20138,561,805'Automatic vibratory separator'20138,506,112'Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements'20138,385,005'Lens structure having low pass filter characteristic'20138,188,419'Eccentric field imaging lens with titlted and decentered surfaces'20128,172,740'Controlled centrifuge systems'20128,089,466'System and method for performing optical navigation using a compact optical element'20127,855,843'Optical finger navigation device with a folded air lens'20107,571,817'Automatic separator or shaker with electromagnetic vibrator apparatus'20097,495,837'Collimating lens structures'20097,422,041'Tree trimming apparatus'20087,408,718'Lens array imaging with cross-talk inhibiting optical stop structure'20087,400,456'Lens having seamless profile defined by cubic polynomial function'20087,274,808'Imaging system and apparatus for combining finger recognition and finger navigation'20077,247,492'Method for observing chemical substances'20077,164,782'System and method for time-space multiplexing in finger-imaging applications'20077,158,659'System and method for multiplexing illumination in combined finger recognition and finger navigation module'20077,059,491'Apparatus and method for observing chemical substances'20066,829,098'Illumination optics and method'20046,785,061'Converging air lens structures'20046,717,735'Lens structures for flux redistribution and for optical low pass filtering'20046,476,970'Illumination optics and method'20025,873,217'Vacuum sealing methods and apparatus'19995,499,066'Optical instrument with a continuously adjustable zoom'19965,159,340'Signal digitizer for bar code readers'19925,055,892'High efficiency lamp or light accepter'19915,001,609'Nonimaging light source'19914,964,025'Nonimaging light source'19904,561,307'Liquid differential pressure measurement using a vertical manifold'19854,522,068'Ultrasonic densitometer for liquid slurries'19854,448,186'Device for increasing the efficiency of cooking on gas stoves'19844,446,730'Specific gravity independent gauging of liquid filled tanks'19844,206,054'Pyramidic aquarium filter-aerator'19804,176,935'Motorized lens ring adjustor for still camera lens'19794,100,035'Apparatus for quenching delayed coke'19784,086,876'Aquarium-terrarium structure'1978Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1985–2015Patents assigned to SMITH GEORGE E (9)· patent assignee history
1985–2014Based in Missouri City, TX, US· patent location history
1990–2008Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
2002–2004Patents assigned to AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC (4)· patent assignee history
2002–2007Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history
2006–2007Based in Boise, ID, US· patent location history
2007–2013Patents assigned to AVAGO TECH ECBU IP SG PTE LTD (7)· patent assignee history
2008–2020Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history
2013–2020Patents assigned to QUARKSTAR LLC (16)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to DAU WILSON (4)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| QUARKSTAR LLC | 16 | 2013–2020 |
| SMITH GEORGE Eself | 9 | 1985–2015 |
| AVAGO TECH ECBU IP SG PTE LTD | 7 | 2007–2013 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 4 | 2002–2004 |
| DAU WILSON | 4 | 2013–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, California, US | 22 | 2008–2020 |
| Cupertino, California, US | 7 | 2002–2007 |
| Missouri City, Texas, US | 6 | 1985–2014 |
| San Jose, California, US | 4 | 1990–2008 |
| Boise, ID, US | 2 | 2006–2007 |