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Michael J. Brinkman
Also filed as: BRINKMAN MICHAEL J
36 granted patents·2 pending applications·4,227 citations·filing 1994–2017
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38 records- 0199US6522794B1Display panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 18, 2003·442 cites·182 claims
- 0299US6118908AIntegrated optical device with phosphor in substrate pitGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 12, 2000·226 cites·17 claims
- 0399US5544268ADisplay panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·386 cites·52 claims
- 0498US5835458ASolid state optical data reader using an electric field for routing controlGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·278 cites·22 claims
- 0598US5703710AMethod for manipulating optical energy using poled structureDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 30, 1997·240 cites·4 claims
- 0698US5504772ALaser with electrically-controlled grating reflectorDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 2, 1996·133 cites·22 claims
- 0797US6167169AScanning method and architecture for displayGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·254 cites·54 claims
- 0897US6078704AMethod for operating a display panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 20, 2000·143 cites·49 claims
- 0996US5911018ALow loss optical switch with inducible refractive index boundary and spaced output targetGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 8, 1999·221 cites·17 claims
- 1096US5581642AOptical frequency channel selection filter with electronically-controlled grating structuresDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 3, 1996·157 cites·10 claims
- 1196US5513196AOptical source with mode reshapingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 30, 1996·157 cites·56 claims
- 1294US6141465ADisplay architecture with waveguide routing and out-plane emissionGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 31, 2000·125 cites·89 claims
- 1394US5724463AProjection display with electrically controlled waveguide-routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 3, 1998·156 cites·7 claims
- 1494US5647036AProjection display with electrically-controlled waveguide routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 8, 1997·134 cites·49 claims
- 1594US5488681AMethod for controllable optical power splittingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·147 cites·4 claims
- 1693US6507681B1Anti-waveguide routing structureGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·58 cites·33 claims
- 1793US5664032ADisplay panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 2, 1997·97 cites·7 claims
- 1891US5978524APhosphor RE-radiation in integrated opticsGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·73 cites·37 claims
- 1991US5912997AFrequency converter optical source for switched waveguideGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·72 cites·11 claims
- 2090US5852688AMethod for manipulating optical energy using poled structureGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 22, 1998·89 cites·5 claims
- 2189US5887089ALow insertion loss optical switches in display architectureGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 23, 1999·77 cites·24 claims
- 2289US5499256APolarized frequency-selective optical sourceDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 12, 1996·82 cites·22 claims
- 2388US5732177AControllable beam director using poled structureDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 24, 1998·74 cites·110 claims
- 2488US5652817AOptical power splitter with electically-controlled switching structuresDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 29, 1997·49 cites·27 claims
- 2587US5630004AControllable beam director using poled structureDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted May 13, 1997·58 cites·53 claims
- 2684US6393172B1Method of manipulating optical wave energy using patterned electro-optic structuresGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 21, 2002·58 cites·14 claims
- 2784US5781670AOptical frequency channel selection filter with electronically-controlled grating structuresGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 14, 1998·66 cites·15 claims
- 2878USRE37809ELaser with electrically-controlled grating reflectorGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 30, 2002·38 cites·26 claims
- 2972US5586206AOptical power splitter with electrically-controlled switching structuresDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 17, 1996·31 cites·22 claims
- 3069US5491762AATM switch with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 13, 1996·53 cites·14 claims
- 3162US6556734B1Electrical connection scheme for optical devicesGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 29, 2003·31 cites·36 claims
- 3259US9194691B2High-speed volume measurement system and methodLANE MICHAEL H·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·1 cites·29 claims
- 3356US6351578B1Thermo-optic switch having fast rise-timeGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 26, 2002·17 cites·67 claims
- 3455US9880041B2High-speed volume measurement systemLANE MICHAEL H·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 30, 2018·0 cites·5 claims
- 3552US9841306B2High-speed volume measurement system and methodLANE MICHAEL H·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 12, 2017·0 cites·7 claims
- 3652US7171064B2Thermo-optic switch having fast rise-timeBRINKMAN MICHAEL J·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·4 cites·7 claims
- 3739US2002037129A1Thermo-optic switch having fast rise-timeGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3838US2003108273A1Anti-waveguide routing structureGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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