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William J. Brown
Also filed as: BROWN JR WILLIAM · BROWN WILLIAM · BROWN WILLIAM J · BROWN WILLIAM J B
84 granted patents·21 pending applications·1,986 citations·filing 1975–2025
99Inventor score
Files with8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC10BIOPTIGEN INC10CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO10PPG INDUSTRIES INC9CURTIS HELENE IND INC7
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105 records- 0198US7545504B2Imaging systems using unpolarized light and related methods and controllersBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 9, 2009·92 cites·30 claims
- 0298US4286777AMount to absorb shocksCATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO·Filed 1979·Granted Sep 1, 1981·120 cites·4 claims
- 0397US7869663B2Methods, systems and computer program products for analyzing three dimensional data sets obtained from a sampleBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 11, 2011·45 cites·38 claims
- 0497US4748872AFlexible power toolsBROWN WILLIAM J·Filed 1986·Granted Jun 7, 1988·91 cites·8 claims
- 0594US7706553B2Auto-mute command stream by voice-activated remote controlINNOTECH SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 27, 2010·30 cites·19 claims
- 0693US10965379B2Coherent receiver for free space optical communications and lidar8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·8 cites·24 claims
- 0793US9173563B2Portable optical coherence tomography (OCT) systemsBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·13 cites·11 claims
- 0892US9823127B2Systems and methods for deep spectroscopic imaging of biological samples with use of an interferometer and spectrometerUNIV DUKE·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 21, 2017·10 cites·29 claims
- 0992US8374684B2Portable optical coherence tomography (OCT) devices and related systemsBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 12, 2013·12 cites·11 claims
- 1092US7602500B2Optical coherence imaging systems having a reduced effective linewidth and methods of using the sameBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 13, 2009·72 cites·32 claims
- 1192US6879351B1Method and apparatus for remote controlINNOTECH SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 12, 2005·60 cites·22 claims
- 1292US4501072ADryer and printed material and the likeAMJO INC·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 26, 1985·117 cites·30 claims
- 1391US7145450B2Compactor service and monitoring systemBROWN WILLIAM J·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 5, 2006·22 cites·25 claims
- 1490US7295831B2Method and system for wireless intrusion detection prevention and security management3E TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 13, 2007·71 cites·25 claims
- 1590US4542924ADeflectable unitary latchCATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 24, 1985·51 cites·7 claims
- 1689US7953389B2Method and system for wireless intrusion detection, prevention and security management3E TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 31, 2011·26 cites·12 claims
- 1789US5221530AMild conditioning shampoo with a high foam level containing an anionic surfactant-cationic acrylate/acrylamide copolymer conditioning agentCURTIS HELENE IND INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 22, 1993·100 cites·22 claims
- 1889US4501194AWhole house attic fanEMERSON ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 26, 1985·59 cites·12 claims
- 1988US10443607B2Blade for an axial flow machineROLLS ROYCE PLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 15, 2019·7 cites·18 claims
- 2088US7719692B2Methods, systems and computer program products for optical coherence tomography (OCT) using automatic dispersion compensationBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·48 cites·18 claims
- 2187US8064989B2Portable optical coherence tomography (OCT) devices and related systemsBROWN WILLIAM J·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 22, 2011·43 cites·27 claims
- 2286US10814833B1Anti-theft license plate display and secure storage systemGOETZINGER JAMES·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·22 cites·20 claims
- 2386US9847834B2Diverged-beam communications systemPALMER LABS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 19, 2017·8 cites·26 claims
- 2486US5417965AStable conditioning shampoo having a high foam level containing a silicone conditioner, a cationic quaternary acrylate copolymer, an anionic surfactant and polyethyleneimineCURTIS HELENE IND INC·Filed 1993·Granted May 23, 1995·86 cites·21 claims
- 2585US8442356B2Methods, systems and computer program products for analyzing three dimensional data sets obtained from a sampleBUCKLAND ERIC L·Filed 2010·Granted May 14, 2013·7 cites·20 claims
- 2685US6922529B2Optical communications systems, devices, and methodsCORVIS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 26, 2005·27 cites·22 claims
- 2784US5328685AClear conditioning compositionCURTIS HELENE IND INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 12, 1994·70 cites·19 claims
- 2884US4688976AShipping facility having rail mounted A-frames for supporting sheetsPPG INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1986·Granted Aug 25, 1987·42 cites·19 claims
- 2983US5379904ARestraint system for a sheet shipping rackPPG INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 10, 1995·55 cites·20 claims
- 3081US5556615AClear conditioning compositionCURTIS HELENE IND INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 17, 1996·49 cites·19 claims
- 3180US12231169B2Eye safe diverged beam optical wireless communications system8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3279US7990541B2Optical coherence imaging systems having a reduced effective linewidthBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 2, 2011·12 cites·19 claims
- 3377US7554669B2Spectral domain phase microscopy (SDPM) dual mode imaging systems and related methods and computer program productsBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·15 cites·18 claims
- 3477US7010867B2Articulated welt footwear construction and related method of manufactureWOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 14, 2006·35 cites·12 claims
- 3576US10983344B2System for optical wireless communication to extended reality immersion device8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·2 cites·25 claims
- 3676US10187153B2Modular, wireless optical antenna8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 3776USD248475SCab for earthmoving vehicle or the likeCATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO·Filed 1977·Granted Jul 11, 1978·13 cites·1 claims
- 3875US9618325B2Optical coherence tomography imaging systems and methodsBROWN WILLIAM·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·3 cites·21 claims
- 3974US6802138B2Cushioning system for footwear and related method of manufactureWOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 12, 2004·44 cites·23 claims
- 4074US5137715AHair shampoo-conditioner compositionCURTIS HELENE IND INC·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 11, 1992·48 cites·26 claims
- 4174US4360298ATrailer transverse rack assembly for shipping sheetsPPG INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 23, 1982·26 cites·3 claims
- 4274US4273485ASemi-trailer shipping support structurePPG INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1978·Granted Jun 16, 1981·25 cites·14 claims
- 4373US8922768B2Multi-path spectrometerBROWN WILLIAM J·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 30, 2014·3 cites·11 claims
- 4473US4827564AWheel caster frameEMERSON ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1988·Granted May 9, 1989·22 cites·10 claims
- 4571US11828593B2Optical coherence tomography device and systemUNIV DUKE·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 4671US2025150172A1Eye safe diverged beam optical wireless communications system8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4769US11460292B2Optical coherence tomography device and systemUNIV DUKE·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 4, 2022·1 cites·12 claims
- 4868US10355782B2Modular, wireless optical antenna8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 16, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 4968US5860539AGlass shipping rack having removable front and/or rear gatesPPG INDUSTRIES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 19, 1999·27 cites·15 claims
- 5067US7847951B2Spectral domain phase microscopy (SDPM) dual mode imaging systems and related methods and computer program productsBIOPTIGEN INC·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 7, 2010·4 cites·4 claims
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