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NORTHCOTT MALCOLM J
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APPLE INC
17 patentsUS10108202B1Oct 23, 2018
Peloton
APPLE INC19 citations93
US10860142B1Dec 8, 2020
Light-based devices with light guide arrays
APPLE INC38 citations89
US10755123B1Aug 25, 2020
Window defect sensing and image processing
APPLE INC7 citations84
US10502879B1Dec 10, 2019
Systems with colored infrared-transparent layers
APPLE INC10 citations83
US10466395B1Nov 5, 2019
Systems with matte infrared-transparent layers
APPLE INC12 citations83
US12019027B1Jun 25, 2024
Systems and accessories for optical analysis of samples on portable electronic devices
APPLE INC2 citations73
US11348345B2May 31, 2022
Window defect sensing and image processing
APPLE INC2 citations73
US11555900B1Jan 17, 2023
LiDAR system with enhanced area coverage
APPLE INC3 citations72
US11130391B2Sep 28, 2021
Active glare suppression system
APPLE INC6 citations72
US11117535B2Sep 14, 2021
System and method for interactive scene projection
APPLE INC3 citations70
US12164124B2Dec 10, 2024
Retroreflectors
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11851030B2Dec 26, 2023
Window defect sensing and image processing
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11016505B2May 25, 2021
Power connector assembly
APPLE INC0 citations62
US10908328B2Feb 2, 2021
Retroreflectors
APPLE INC1 citations62
US12386045B1Aug 12, 2025
Enhanced LiDAR measurements using chirp nonlinearities
APPLE INC0 citations53
US10326950B1Jun 18, 2019
Image capture at multiple resolutions
APPLE INC0 citations52
US12498462B2Dec 16, 2025
LiDAR array with vertically-coupled transceivers
APPLE INC0 citations44
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC
12 patentsUS8025399B2Sep 27, 2011
Combined iris imager and wavefront sensor
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC55 citations98
US7869627B2Jan 11, 2011
Post processing of iris images to increase image quality
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC87 citations98
US7428320B2Sep 23, 2008
Iris imaging using reflection from the eye
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC119 citations98
US7418115B2Aug 26, 2008
Iris imaging using reflection from the eye
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC105 citations98
US6452145B1Sep 17, 2002
Method and apparatus for wavefront sensing
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC92 citations98
US6721510B2Apr 13, 2004
Atmospheric optical data transmission system
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC65 citations96
US6568647B2May 27, 2003
Mounting apparatus for a deformable mirror
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC26 citations92
US6464364B2Oct 15, 2002
Deformable curvature mirror
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC41 citations92
US7286766B2Oct 23, 2007
Free space optical communication system with power level management
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC22 citations89
US6874897B2Apr 5, 2005
Deformable curvature mirror with unipolar-wiring
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC12 citations84
US7102114B2Sep 5, 2006
Electromagnetically driven membrane mirror assembly
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC7 citations71
US9166684B2Oct 20, 2015
Integrated commercial communications network using radio frequency and free space optical data communication
AOPTIX TECHNOLOGIES INC1 citations50
NORTHCOTT MALCOLM J
6 patentsUS8092021B1Jan 10, 2012
On-axis illumination for iris imaging
NORTHCOTT MALCOLM J75 citations97
US8243133B1Aug 14, 2012
Scale-invariant, resolution-invariant iris imaging using reflection from the eye
NORTHCOTT MALCOLM J71 citations96
US8132912B1Mar 13, 2012
Iris imaging system using circular deformable mirror mounted by its circumference
NORTHCOTT MALCOLM J57 citations96
US10414344B1Sep 17, 2019
Securable storage compartments
NORTHCOTT MALCOLM J18 citations91
US10091441B1Oct 2, 2018
Image capture at multiple resolutions
NORTHCOTT MALCOLM J3 citations73
US11383649B1Jul 12, 2022
Securable storage compartments
NORTHCOTT MALCOLM J0 citations59