Inventor

John E. McWhirter

Inventor

Orlando, FL, US

Overview

20→

Patents

1997–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 20 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Fprimary

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels31%

A61BDiagnosis29%

G01SRadio direction-finding12%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus7%

H01LSemiconductor devices5%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation5%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h105%

B60RVehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for2%

G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables2%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification2%

PatentTitleYear

11,002,853Ultrasonic vibrations on a window in a lidar system2021 10,684,449System and method for laser generated corneal and crystalline lens incisions using a variable F/# optical system with aspheric contact interface to the cornea or rotating and adaptive optics2020 10,663,585Manufacturing a balanced polygon mirror2020 10,338,199Transceiver apparatus, method and applications2019 10,324,185Reducing audio noise in a lidar scanner with a polygon mirror2019 10,254,762Compensating for the vibration of the vehicle2019 9,968,485Patient interface device for ophthalmic laser procedures2018 6,896,384'Laser beam translation system and method'2005 6,626,894'Method of ablating a moving eye'2003 6,626,895'Laser beam delivery system'2003 6,626,893'Method of correcting vision'2003 6,626,896'Method of correcting vision'2003 6,626,897'Method of redirecting an ablating laser beam'2003 6,626,898'Flying spot laser ablation method'2003 6,585,726'Method of maintaining spacing in an ablation pattern'2003 6,451,008'Laser beam delivery and eye tracking system'2002 6,315,773'Eye movement sensing system'2001 6,302,879'Laser beam delivery and eye tracking system'2001 5,980,513'Laser beam delivery and eye tracking system'1999 5,632,742'Eye movement sensing method and system'1997

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1997–2001Patents assigned to AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORP (4)· patent assignee history

1997–2005Based in Orlando, FL, US· patent location history

2002–2003Patents assigned to ALCON INC (8)· patent assignee history

2005Patents assigned to ALCON REFRACTIVE HORIZONS INC (1)· patent assignee history

2018–2020Patents assigned to LENSAR INC (2)· patent assignee history

2018–2021Based in Winter Park, FL, US· patent location history

2019–2020Patents assigned to LUMINAR TECH INC (4)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ALCON INC	8	2002–2003
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORP	4	1997–2001
LUMINAR TECH INC	4	2019–2020
LENSAR INC	2	2018–2020
ALCON REFRACTIVE HORIZONS INC	1	2005

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Orlando, Florida, US	13	1997–2005
Winter Park, Florida, US	7	2018–2021