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Kim Leong Tan — 21 Patents

JUJds Uniphase: 16 patents #16 of 940Top 2%
3M: 2 patents #5,350 of 11,543Top 50%
RARolic Ag: 1 patents #55 of 102Top 55%
TCThomas Swan & Co.: 1 patents #31 of 36Top 90%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
Kim Leong Tan has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at Jds Uniphase. The first was granted in 2004 and the most recent in November 2018. Kim Leong Tan ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list Kim Leong Tan in Singapore, CA, SG.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2004 to 2018Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2010.peak 52004: 1 patents20042005: 2 patents2007: 1 patents20072009: 1 patents2010: 5 patents20102011: 4 patents2012: 3 patents20122013: 1 patents2014: 1 patents20142017: 1 patents2018: 1 patents2018

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10139645 Tilted dichroic polarizing beamsplitter Yarn Chee Poon, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Philip E. Watson, Xiaohui Cheng, Stephen J. Willett 2018-11-27 $20,076,000
9784985 Titled dichroic polarizing beamsplitter Yarn Chee Poon, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Philip E. Watson, Xiaohui Cheng, Stephen J. Willett 2017-10-10 $38,808,000
8643822 Non-etched flat polarization-selective diffractive optical elements David M. Shemo 2014-02-04 $22,435,000
8425042 Multi-segment optical retarder for creating 3D images Curtis R. Hruska, David M. Shemo 2013-04-23 $5,921,000
8237876 Tilted C-plate retarder compensator and display systems incorporating the same Brett J. Bryars, Karen Denise Hendrix, David M. Shemo, Thomas Mayer 2012-08-07
8164721 Grating trim retarders Karen Denise Hendrix, Charles Hulse, Curtis R. Hruska 2012-04-24
8094270 Thin-film optical retarders Karen Denise Hendrix, Charles A. Hulse, Robert B. Sargent, Robert E. Klinger 2012-01-10 $37,357,000
8072683 Cartesian polarizers utilizing photo-aligned liquid crystals Karen Denise Hendrix 2011-12-06 $8,475,000
8072561 Twisted nematic xLCD contrast compensation with tilted-plate retarders Karen Denise Hendrix 2011-12-06 $8,475,000
8049824 Single-layer birefringent crystal trim retarders Karen Denise Hendrix 2011-11-01 $9,696,000
7999895 Contrast compensation of microdisplay panels including a high order waveplate Nada A. O'Brien 2011-08-16 $16,464,000
7859977 Optical pick-up unit Karen Denise Hendrix 2010-12-28 $15,220,000
7848020 Thin-film design for positive and/or negative C-plate Karen Denise Hendrix 2010-12-07 $28,323,000
7714945 Optimally clocked trim retarders Anthony James Mache, Jr. 2010-05-11 $4,253,000
7715084 Retarder-based despeckle device for laser illumination systems David M. Shemo, Scott Charles McEldowney 2010-05-11 $4,253,000
7671946 Electronically compensated LCD assembly Andrew T. Taylor, Apurba Pradhan 2010-03-02 $14,339,000
7626661 Polarization controlling elements Jerry Zieba, Thomas Mayer, David M. Shemo, Markus Duelli, Karen Denise Hendrix +1 more 2009-12-01 $6,264,000
7170574 Trim retarders incorporating negative birefringence Karen Denise Hendrix, Markus Duelli, Charles Hulse 2007-01-30 $10,107,000
6975786 Optical switching with ferroelectric liquid crystal SLMs Steven Warr, William Crossland, Ilias Manolis, Maura Michelle Redmond, Timothy Wilkinson +2 more 2005-12-13
6909511 Athermal interferometer Nigel Copner, Adam Cohen, Christopher John Abraham, Feliks Lapinski 2005-06-21 $12,143,000
6683721 Low dispersion interleaver Nigel Copner, Christopher John Abraham, Thomas Ducellier, Marie-Josee Picard 2004-01-27 $43,250,000