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Iain A. Neil
Also filed as: NEIL IAIN · NEIL IAIN A · NEIL IAIN ALEXANDER
54 granted patents·950 citations·filing 1981–2022
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54 records- 0198US7123421B1Compact high performance zoom lens systemPANAVISION INT LP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 17, 2006·110 cites·30 claims
- 0296US8154805B2Variable power optical systemJANNARD JAMES H·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 10, 2012·22 cites·20 claims
- 0395US8169709B2Liquid optics zoom lens and imaging apparatusJANNARD JAMES H·Filed 2010·Granted May 1, 2012·23 cites·20 claims
- 0494US8773766B2Liquid optics with folds lens and imaging apparatusJANNARD JAMES H·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 8, 2014·21 cites·22 claims
- 0594US7855838B2Liquid optics zoom lens and imaging apparatusBLACKEYE OPTICS LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 21, 2010·35 cites·34 claims
- 0694US7616877B2Method and apparatus for controlling a lens, and camera module incorporating samePANAVISION IMAGING LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 10, 2009·45 cites·33 claims
- 0794US7224535B2Zoom lens systemPANAVISION INT LP·Filed 2005·Granted May 29, 2007·39 cites·11 claims
- 0893US11287618B2Anamorphic objective lens system and method for forming anamorphic objective lens assemblies having different focal lengthsNEIL IAIN A·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 29, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 0993US7227682B2Wide-range, wide-angle compound zoom with simplified zooming structurePANAVISION INT LP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2007·42 cites·44 claims
- 1090US10078201B2Anamorphic objective lensCOOKE OPTICS LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 18, 2018·7 cites·17 claims
- 1188US8638496B2Variable power optical systemJANNARD JAMES H·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 28, 2014·7 cites·16 claims
- 1288US7012759B2Zoom lens systemPANAVISION INT LP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 14, 2006·17 cites·7 claims
- 1387US4486069AAfocal telescopesBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1982·Granted Dec 4, 1984·64 cites·13 claims
- 1486US9201175B2Variable power optical systemBLACKEYE OPTICS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 1, 2015·5 cites·12 claims
- 1586US8687281B2Liquid optics image stabilizationJANNARD JAMES H·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 1, 2014·13 cites·4 claims
- 1684US9341827B2Anamorphic objective lensCOOKE OPTICS LTD·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2016·6 cites·19 claims
- 1782US6480681B1Adjustable viewfinder optical system for shoulder-supported camerasPANAVISION INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·25 cites·28 claims
- 1881US8879161B2Variable power optical systemJANNARD JAMES H·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·3 cites·12 claims
- 1981US6961188B2Zoom lens systemPANAVISION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 1, 2005·19 cites·161 claims
- 2080US4469396AAfocal dual magnification refractor telescopesBAAR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1981·Granted Sep 4, 1984·41 cites·5 claims
- 2179US7085066B2Anamorphic imaging systemPANAVISION INT LP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 1, 2006·19 cites·55 claims
- 2279US6970201B1Method and lens system for modifying the modulation transfer function of light for a cameraPANAVISION INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 29, 2005·20 cites·44 claims
- 2377US9581736B2Liquid optics image stabilizationBLACKEYE OPTICS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·3 cites·18 claims
- 2477US8508864B2Objective lens systemNEIL IAIN A·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 13, 2013·4 cites·23 claims
- 2575US9658436B2Liquid optics in a zoom lens system and imaging apparatusBLACKEYE OPTICS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 23, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 2675US6667836B2High performance viewfinder eyepiece with a large diopter focus rangePANAVISION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 23, 2003·13 cites·31 claims
- 2775US4411488AAfocal zoom refractor telescopesBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1981·Granted Oct 25, 1983·30 cites·7 claims
- 2874US7349062B2Anamorphic three-perforation imaging systemPANAVISION INT LP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 25, 2008·10 cites·19 claims
- 2974US4695119AInfrared optical systemBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 22, 1987·27 cites·5 claims
- 3072US4479695AAfocal refractor telescopesBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1981·Granted Oct 30, 1984·25 cites·8 claims
- 3172US4397520AAfocal refractor telescopesBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 9, 1983·25 cites·8 claims
- 3271US4505535AInfrared objective lens systemsBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1983·Granted Mar 19, 1985·25 cites·8 claims
- 3369US7880978B2Objective lens systemACM PROJEKTENTWICKLUNG GMBH·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·5 cites·23 claims
- 3466US4632498AVariable magnification infrared objective lens assemblyBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 30, 1986·25 cites·8 claims
- 3565US9239449B2Anamorphic objective zoom lensCOOKE OPTICS LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 19, 2016·1 cites·30 claims
- 3664US12298499B2Residual aberration controller for adjustable aesthetic imaging in imaging optical systemsNEIL IAIN A·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·24 claims
- 3763US5638215AObjective lens systemPANAVISION INT LP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 10, 1997·27 cites·27 claims
- 3859US7006141B1Method and objective lens for spectrally modifying light for an electronic cameraPANAVISION INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 28, 2006·21 cites·22 claims
- 3959US4398786ACollimation lens systemBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 16, 1983·15 cites·7 claims
- 4058US7920783B2Camera and lens systemACM PROJEKTENTWICKLUNG GMBH·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 5, 2011·1 cites·35 claims
- 4158US6144510AThermal compensation system for lens focus adjustmentPANAVISION INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 7, 2000·22 cites·15 claims
- 4257US6122111AHigh performance zoom lens systemPANAVISION INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 19, 2000·19 cites·37 claims
- 4356US9285511B2Variable power optical systemBLACKEYE OPTICS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 15, 2016·0 cites·10 claims
- 4456US4659171AInfrared afocal refractor telescopeBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 21, 1987·17 cites·5 claims
- 4553US4558222AInfrared radiation detecting systemsBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 10, 1985·12 cites·5 claims
- 4652US4383173AInfrared radiation detecting systemsBARR & STROUD LTD·Filed 1981·Granted May 10, 1983·14 cites·7 claims
- 4751US9250422B2Zoom lens with forward-located aperture stopNEIL IAIN A·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4849US11340436B2Objective lenses having multiple focal lengths and a small focal-length ratioNEIL IAIN A·Filed 2019·Granted May 24, 2022·0 cites·9 claims
- 4946US9841538B2Anamorphic objective zoom lensCOOKE OPTICS LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 12, 2017·0 cites·35 claims
- 5045US9007497B2Three-mirror anastigmat with at least one non-rotationally symmetric mirrorNEIL IAIN A·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 14, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
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