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William D. Houck
Also filed as: HOUCK II WILLIAM D · HOUCK WILLIAM · HOUCK WILLIAM D
91 granted patents·31 pending applications·357 citations·filing 2007–2025
99Inventor score
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122 records- 0198US11333811B1Optical deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 17, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 0297US11408767B1Optical filter for an optical sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 9, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 0397US8905588B2System and method for providing color light sources in proximity to predetermined wavelength conversion structuresSORAA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 9, 2014·27 cites·20 claims
- 0497US8492185B1Large area nonpolar or semipolar gallium and nitrogen containing substrate and resulting devicesD EVELYN MARK P·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 23, 2013·43 cites·20 claims
- 0597US8031037B2Three-dimensional microstructures and methods of formation thereofNUVOTRONICS LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·46 cites·23 claims
- 0696US11237053B2Optical sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0796US8740413B1System and method for providing color light sources in proximity to predetermined wavelength conversion structuresKRAMES MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 3, 2014·45 cites·31 claims
- 0895US11920979B2Optical measurement device including internal spectral referenceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 5, 2024·2 cites·22 claims
- 0995US11733468B2Photonic structure using optical heaterVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 22, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1095US11709300B2Optical filter with optical channels that have Fano resonanceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 25, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 1195US7656256B2Three-dimensional microstructures having an embedded support member with an aperture therein and method of formation thereofNUVOTRONICS PLLC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 2, 2010·58 cites·17 claims
- 1294US11858288B2Fano resonance based optical component of a security articleVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 2, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1394US10876889B2Sensor device and method of useVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 29, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 1494US8786053B2Gallium-nitride-on-handle substrate materials and devices and method of manufactureD EVELYN MARK P·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·16 cites·24 claims
- 1593US12038616B2Photonic structure with heat-activated optical transmissionVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 16, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1693US11714002B2Optical filter for an optical sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 1, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 1793US11340111B2Sensor device and method of useVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1893US11287317B2Optical measurement device including internal spectral referenceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 29, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1993US10147850B1System and method for providing color light sources in proximity to predetermined wavelength conversion structuresSORAA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 4, 2018·12 cites·23 claims
- 2091US10085005B2Capturing light-field volume image and video data using tiled light-field camerasLYTRO INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 25, 2018·8 cites·32 claims
- 2190US11796726B2Optical deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 24, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2289US11530951B2Optical sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 20, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 2389US11237051B2Sensor device and methods of useVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 2489US11076098B2Panoramic image capture for multispectral sensorVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 27, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2589US10962694B2Stepped structure optical filterVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 30, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2687US11609372B2Photonic transmission structureVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 21, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2787US10768047B2Sensor device and methods of useVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 8, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 2887US8946865B2Gallium—nitride-on-handle substrate materials and devices and method of manufactureSORAA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 3, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
- 2987US2025355177A1Photonic transmission structureVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3086US12436328B2Stepped structure optical filterVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3186US12216004B2Sensor device and method of useVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3286US11714003B2Optical sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 1, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 3386US2025341665A1Optical filterVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3484US12216037B2Multispectral sensor based alert condition detectorVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3584US2025116759A1Time of flight-based three-dimensional sensing systemVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3683US12085444B2Optical filter for an optical sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3783US12050129B2Optical sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 30, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3883US8933769B2Three-dimensional microstructures having a re-entrant shape aperture and methods of formationHOUCK WILLIAM D·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 13, 2015·5 cites·7 claims
- 3982US12422606B2Optical deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4081US12196888B2Time of flight-based three-dimensional sensing systemVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4181US12078541B2Optical device with a folded optical pathVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 3, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4281US11536650B2Image sensor systemVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4381US11131584B2Sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 28, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4481US2025341421A1Optical systemVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4581US2024377258A1Optical device with a folded optical pathVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4681US2024410757A1Optical filter for an optical sensor deviceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4781US2024329338A1Photonic structure with heat-activated optical transmissionVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4881US2024183710A1Optical measurement device including internal spectral referenceVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4980US12474524B2Photonic transmission structureVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 18, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 5080US12372702B2Optical filter with optical channelVIAVI SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
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