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Michael C. Lea
Also filed as: LEA MICHAEL C · LEA MICHAEL CHARLES
17 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,393 citations·filing 1984–2009
96Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO6MINNESOTA MINING & MFG6APPLERA CORP1CARSON LARRY J1GRAESSLE JOSEF A1
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19 records- 0198US5432876AIllumination devices and optical fibres for use thereinMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 11, 1995·472 cites·21 claims
- 0297US7189361B2Analytical device with lightguide Illumination of capillary and microgrooves arraysAPPLERA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 13, 2007·104 cites·36 claims
- 0395US5845038AOptical fiber illumination systemMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·150 cites·23 claims
- 0494US6848822B2Light guide within recessed housing3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·81 cites·31 claims
- 0594US6367941B2Illumination device for producing predetermined intensity patterns3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 9, 2002·123 cites·15 claims
- 0694US5659643ANotched fiber array illumination deviceMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 19, 1997·93 cites·15 claims
- 0794US4583824AElectrocapillary devicesUNIV ROCHESTER·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 22, 1986·89 cites·25 claims
- 0891US6456437B1Optical sheets suitable for spreading light3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·117 cites·17 claims
- 0988US8759080B2Back side plate illumination for biological growth plate scannerGRAESSLE JOSEF A·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 24, 2014·15 cites·13 claims
- 1086US7164836B2Light-guide lights suitable for use in illuminated displays3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 16, 2007·27 cites·12 claims
- 1173US5543830AApparatus with light emitting element, microlens and gradient index lens characteristics for imaging continuous tone imagesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 6, 1996·36 cites·5 claims
- 1268US5051762AProduction of images using an array of light emitting diodesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 24, 1991·27 cites·5 claims
- 1364US8268249B2Analytical device with lightguide illumination of capillary and microgroove arraysCARSON LARRY J·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 18, 2012·2 cites·13 claims
- 1464US5551042AStructured films and use thereof for daylight illuminationMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 27, 1996·36 cites·13 claims
- 1563US7413317B2Polarized UV exposure system3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 19, 2008·8 cites·7 claims
- 1662US6350044B1Luminaire with central reflector surrounded by light transmitting and spreading optical sheet having structured surface3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 26, 2002·10 cites·1 claims
- 1746US2004101954A1Back side plate illumination for biological growth plate scannerFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 1844US8393773B2Light-guide lights providing a substantially monochromatic beamLEA MICHAEL CHARLES·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 12, 2013·3 cites·23 claims
- 1936US2004114371A1Luminaire comprising an elongate light source and a back reflectorFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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