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William C. Sweatt
Also filed as: SWEATT WILLIAM · SWEATT WILLIAM C
49 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,320 citations·filing 1985–2018
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51 records- 0199US9029681B1Microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules and systemsNIELSON GREGORY N·Filed 2010·Granted May 12, 2015·86 cites·24 claims
- 0296US7170669B1Spatial light modulator array with heat minimization and image enhancement featuresSANDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 30, 2007·25 cites·21 claims
- 0396US6285737B1Condenser for extreme-UV lithography with discharge sourceEUV LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 4, 2001·116 cites·24 claims
- 0496US5512759ACondenser for illuminating a ringfield camera with synchrotron emission lightFiled 1995·Granted Apr 30, 1996·120 cites·17 claims
- 0595US8736108B1Photovoltaic systemNIELSON GREGORY N·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·84 cites·19 claims
- 0695US5870176AMaskless lithographySANDIA CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·243 cites·13 claims
- 0794US7683310B1Laser warning receiver to identify the wavelength and angle of arrival of incident laser lightSANDIA CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 23, 2010·52 cites·23 claims
- 0894US7449699B1Method and apparatus for creating a topography at a surfaceSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 11, 2008·25 cites·24 claims
- 0994US7286295B1Microoptical compound lensSANDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 23, 2007·74 cites·15 claims
- 1093US8859190B1Method to create gradient index in a polymerSANDIA CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 14, 2014·9 cites·17 claims
- 1193US6875544B1Method for the fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures by deep X-ray lithographySANDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·51 cites·29 claims
- 1292US7336351B1Laser remote sensing of backscattered light from a target sampleSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 26, 2008·19 cites·24 claims
- 1392US6262845B1Apparatus and method for generating partially coherent illumination for photolithographySANDIA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 17, 2001·79 cites·9 claims
- 1492US6060224AMethod for maskless lithographyFiled 1999·Granted May 9, 2000·117 cites·13 claims
- 1592US5361292ACondenser for illuminating a ring fieldUS ARMY·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 1, 1994·113 cites·18 claims
- 1691US6469827B1Diffraction spectral filter for use in extreme-UV lithography condenserEUV LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·79 cites·54 claims
- 1791US5805365ARingfield lithographic cameraSANDIA CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 8, 1998·93 cites·15 claims
- 1890US6118577ADiffractive element in extreme-UV lithography condenserEUV L L C·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 12, 2000·81 cites·26 claims
- 1989US6549700B1Optical switch using Risley prismsSANDIA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·34 cites·12 claims
- 2088US5729365AComputer generated holographic microtagsSANDIA CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 17, 1998·95 cites·21 claims
- 2187US6504943B1Information-efficient spectral imaging sensorSANDIA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 7, 2003·235 cites·18 claims
- 2286US9190546B1Solar photovoltaic reflective trough collection structureANDERSON BENJAMIN J·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 17, 2015·5 cites·16 claims
- 2385US5148442ADye lasing arrangement including an optical assembly for altering the cross-section of its pumping beam and methodUS ENERGY·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 15, 1992·44 cites·22 claims
- 2484US6589716B2Microoptical system and fabrication method thereforSANDIA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 8, 2003·18 cites·16 claims
- 2584US6396068B1Illumination system having a plurality of movable sourcesEUV LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·32 cites·21 claims
- 2683US6700644B2Condenser for photolithography systemEUV LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 2, 2004·21 cites·50 claims
- 2783US6285497B1Diffractive element in extreme-UV lithography condenserEUV LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 4, 2001·20 cites·19 claims
- 2882US7715098B1Projection screen having reduced ambient light scatteringUS ENERGY·Filed 2008·Granted May 11, 2010·7 cites·25 claims
- 2979US6859120B2Optical switch using risley prismsSANDIA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 22, 2005·16 cites·9 claims
- 3079US6678048B1Information-efficient spectral imaging sensor with TDISANDIA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 13, 2004·75 cites·9 claims
- 3177US10572786B1Non-contact rapid reader system for reflective particle tagsNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 25, 2020·3 cites·14 claims
- 3274US6741349B1Optical microspectrometerSANDIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·11 cites·13 claims
- 3373US6225027B1Extreme-UV lithography systemEUV LLC·Filed 1999·Granted May 1, 2001·36 cites·32 claims
- 3472US5920380AApparatus and method for generating partially coherent illumination for photolithographySANDIA CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 6, 1999·27 cites·6 claims
- 3571US4664488ALight reflecting apparatus including a multi-aberration light reflecting surfaceUS ENERGY·Filed 1985·Granted May 12, 1987·30 cites·19 claims
- 3669US6563907B1Radiation source with shaped emissionEUV LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·12 cites·34 claims
- 3769US6210865B1Extreme-UV lithography condenserEUV LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 3, 2001·29 cites·12 claims
- 3868US7820365B1Method to fabricate a tilted logpile photonic crystalSANDIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·2 cites·16 claims
- 3965US7420730B2Spatial light modulator featuresANVIK CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 2, 2008·1 cites·6 claims
- 4065US7187815B1Relaying an optical wavefrontSANDIA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 6, 2007·9 cites·60 claims
- 4162US5948468AMethod for correcting imperfections on a surfaceSANDIA CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·29 cites·17 claims
- 4261US6642995B2Mask-to-wafer alignment systemEUV LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 4, 2003·7 cites·34 claims
- 4359US4647164AApparatus for and method of correcting for astigmatism in a light beam reflected off of a light reflecting surfaceUS ENERGY·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 3, 1987·20 cites·17 claims
- 4456US2015068584A1Photovoltaic system with micro-concentrator arraySANDIA CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4555US5473475AMethod for changing the cross section of a laser beamUS ARMY·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 5, 1995·15 cites·17 claims
- 4651US6985308B1Telecommunications optical processorPOLYCHROMIX CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 10, 2006·3 cites·14 claims
- 4749US9761748B1Microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules and systemsSANDIA LLC NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·0 cites·6 claims
- 4849US6867435B2Microoptical system and fabrication method thereforSANDIA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 15, 2005·1 cites·14 claims
- 4944US5245473AApparatus and method for laser velocity interferometrySANDIA CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 14, 1993·13 cites·29 claims
- 5038US2002105725A1Electrically-programmable optical processor with enhanced resolutionFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
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