Inventor
William J. Bryan
Inventor
Granby, CT, US
Overview
Patents· 69 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
Y02Eprimary
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution23%
G21CNuclear reactors22%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus10%
G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein9%
F21VFunctional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof5%
C23CCoating metallic material4%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer3%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics2%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television2%
PatentTitleYear
10,766,223Low gloss laminated article202010,288,254Front-lit reflective display device20199,684,120'Optical article having viscoelastic layer'20179,304,243'Illumination device having viscoelastic lightguide'20169,239,417'Illumination device having viscoelastic layer'20169,208,704'Hybrid self illuminated and actively back lit signage for printed graphics'20159,207,384'Backlight asymmetric light input wedge'20159,146,342'Illumination device having viscoelastic lightguide'20159,070,312'Hybrid self illuminated and actively back lit signage for printed graphics'20159,008,486'Backlight asymmetric light input wedge'20158,928,745'Stereoscopic 3D display device'20158,917,447'Microreplicated film for attachment to autostereoscopic display components'20148,740,442'Backlight and display system using same'20148,469,575'Backlight and display system using same'20138,339,444'Autostereoscopic liquid crystal display apparatus'20128,236,226'Methods for changing the shape of a surface of a shape memory polymer article'20128,059,217'Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus with slatted light guide'20118,059,933'Backlight asymmetric light input wedge'20117,951,319'Methods for changing the shape of a surface of a shape memory polymer article'20117,941,028'Backlight asymmetric light input wedge'20117,911,547'Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus with slatted light guide'20117,740,387'Backlight wedge with side mounted light source'20107,660,509'Backlight asymmetric light input wedge'20107,510,462'Multi-diamond cutting tool assembly for creating microreplication tools'20097,140,812'Diamond tool with a multi-tipped diamond'20066,964,541'Fish safe screened water diversion apparatus'20056,524,028'Fish safe screened water diversion apparatus'20036,134,085'Head suspension assembly attachment using shape memory alloy'20005,844,754'Stackable actuator assembly having spring retaining system'19985,805,377'Wire carrier for disk drive'19985,801,901'Disc drive clamp fastener including a clamp disc indentation'19985,434,896'Wear resistant coating for components of fuel assemblies and control assemblies, and method of enhancing wear resistance of fuel assembly and control assembly components using wear-resistant coating'19955,404,636'Method of assembling a disk drive actuator'19955,317,612'Use of shape memory alloys in fuel pellet holddown springs'19945,307,392'Energy dissipating outer strip for grid'19945,301,211'Fuel assembly sputtering process'19945,299,246'Shape-memory alloys in the construction of nuclear fuel spacer grids'19945,282,233'Low pressure drop easy load end cap'19945,280,510'Microparticle coating on inside of fuel rods and other fuel assembly components'19945,274,686'Anodic vacuum arc deposition'19935,272,735'Sputtering process burnable poison coating'19935,271,053'Holddown leaf spring assembly'19935,271,054'Perimeter grid strip'19935,268,946'Wear resistant coating for fuel cladding'19935,267,287'Holddown leaf spring assembly having a lubricant coating'19935,267,289'Ion implantation of nuclear fuel assembly components using cathodic vacuum arc source'19935,255,297'Lower end fitting with multistage flow diffusers'19935,243,635'Fuel rod capturing grid spring and arch'19935,243,633'Borate glass containing boron carbide burnable poison coating'19935,243,634'DNB performing spacer grids'19935,227,129'Method for applying corrosion resistant metallic coating of zirconium nitride'19935,188,797'Extended weld tab for fuel assembly grid'19935,174,948'Transitory fuel rod guidance system'19925,171,520'Wear resistant coating for fuel cladding'19925,141,701'Bottom nozzle to lower grid attachment'19925,139,736'Fuel assembly support grid'19925,132,077'Lower end fitting'19925,071,617'Reduced flow resistance cast lower end fitting'19915,053,191'Fuel assembly holddown spring'19914,996,021'Bottom nozzle to guide tube connection'19914,990,303'Element with burnable poison coating'19914,919,883'Lower end fitting debris collector and end cap spacer grid'19904,888,149'Wear-reduction-shield for thimbles'19894,880,597'Alloy coated fuel cladding'19894,879,090'Split vaned nuclear fuel assembly grid'19894,832,905'Lower end fitting debris collector'19894,775,510'Nuclear fuel assembly hollow flow deflector'19884,664,880'Wire mesh debris trap for a fuel assembly'19874,389,369'Bi-metallic grid for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly'1983Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1988–1995Patents assigned to COMBUSTION ENG (34)· patent assignee history
1988–1994Based in Granby, CT, US· patent location history
1995–2000Based in Boulder, CO, US· patent location history
2003–2005Based in Hood River, OR, US· patent location history
2006–2020Patents assigned to 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO (25)· patent assignee history
2006–2019Based in Mahtomedi, MN, US· patent location history
2011–2019Patents assigned to BRYAN WILLIAM J (11)· patent assignee history
2011–2016Patents assigned to SCHULTZ JOHN C (7)· patent assignee history
2011–2019Patents assigned to MEIS MICHAEL A (6)· patent assignee history
2020Based in Novato, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| COMBUSTION ENG | 34 | 1988–1995 |
| 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO | 25 | 2006–2020 |
| BRYAN WILLIAM Jself | 11 | 2011–2019 |
| SCHULTZ JOHN C | 7 | 2011–2016 |
| MEIS MICHAEL A | 6 | 2011–2019 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Granby, CT, US | 34 | 1988–1994 |
| Mahtomedi, Minnesota, US | 24 | 2006–2019 |
| Boulder, CO, US | 5 | 1995–2000 |
| Hood River, OR, US | 2 | 2003–2005 |
| Novato, California, US | 1 | 2020 |