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Zane Coleman
Also filed as: COLEMAN ZANE · COLEMAN ZANE A · COLEMAN ZANE ARTHUR
87 granted patents·34 pending applications·4,558 citations·filing 1995–2025
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121 records- 0199US11889603B2System for illuminating an environment with reduced shadows using two angularly varying light emitting devicesCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 30, 2024·4 cites·22 claims
- 0299US11576243B2Angularly varying light emitting device with a light sensorCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 7, 2023·8 cites·20 claims
- 0399US11184967B2Angularly varying light emitting device with an imagerCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 23, 2021·44 cites·22 claims
- 0499US10816939B1Method of illuminating an environment using an angularly varying light emitting device and an imagerCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 27, 2020·171 cites·20 claims
- 0599US9651729B2Reflective display comprising a frontlight with extraction features and a light redirecting optical elementFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·29 cites·25 claims
- 0699US8761565B1Arcuate lightguide and light emitting device comprising the sameCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 24, 2014·94 cites·20 claims
- 0799US8619363B1Light redirecting element comprising a forward diffracting region and a scattering regionCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 31, 2013·190 cites·12 claims
- 0899US8408775B1Light recycling directional control element and light emitting device using the sameCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·124 cites·19 claims
- 0999US8249408B2Method of manufacturing an optical compositeCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2012·120 cites·26 claims
- 1099US8033706B1Lightguide comprising a low refractive index regionFUSION OPTIX INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 11, 2011·302 cites·32 claims
- 1199US7991257B1Method of manufacturing an optical compositeFUSION OPTIX INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 2, 2011·338 cites·30 claims
- 1299US7784954B1Polarization sensitive light homogenizerFUSION OPTIX INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 31, 2010·137 cites·20 claims
- 1398US11256025B2Film-based lightguide with adhered component between fold region and extraction regionAZUMO INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 22, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 1498US10935716B2Film-based lightguide with bend positioning strips behind an extraction regionFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·14 cites·20 claims
- 1598US10215905B2Film-based lightguide having a stacked array of coupling portions wrapped by a portion of a light mixing regionFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 26, 2019·21 cites·21 claims
- 1698US9028123B2Display illumination device with a film-based lightguide having stacked incident surfacesNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted May 12, 2015·81 cites·24 claims
- 1798US8917962B1Method of manufacturing a light input coupler and lightguideNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 23, 2014·101 cites·23 claims
- 1898US8905610B2Light emitting device comprising a lightguide filmCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 9, 2014·110 cites·19 claims
- 1998US8434909B2Light emitting display with light mixing within a filmNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted May 7, 2013·104 cites·20 claims
- 2098US8430548B1Enhanced light fixture with volumetric light scatteringKELLY TIMOTHY·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 30, 2013·74 cites·13 claims
- 2198US7542635B2Dual illumination anisotropic light emitting deviceFUSION OPTIX INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 2, 2009·57 cites·20 claims
- 2298US7015893B2Photoluminescent electrophoretic displayMOTOROLA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 21, 2006·133 cites·20 claims
- 2397US11275204B2Reflective display including a frontlight with multiple stacked lightguides with a foldFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 15, 2022·4 cites·22 claims
- 2497US11092977B1Fluid transfer component comprising a film with fluid channelsCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 17, 2021·16 cites·20 claims
- 2597US10802196B2Reflective display including a lightguide, light redirecting optical element, and cladding layerFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 13, 2020·11 cites·25 claims
- 2697US10598848B2Light emitting device comprising a lightguide with a glass core layerFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 24, 2020·12 cites·20 claims
- 2797US10466409B2Light emitting device comprising a film-based lightguide restrained by a component conducting heat from a light sourceFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 5, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 2897US10401876B1Fluid collection component comprising a film with fluid channelsCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 3, 2019·28 cites·21 claims
- 2997US10393941B2Display with reflective spatial light modulator and a film-based lightguide frontlight folded behind the modulator to receive light from a light source positioned on an electrical display connectorFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·24 cites·20 claims
- 3097US10307871B2Device with dynamic optical states using fluids with different optical propertiesCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 4, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 3197US10191199B2Display including a film lightguide bent around a guide elementFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·23 cites·20 claims
- 3297US10175413B2Light emitting device comprising a film-based lightguide and reduced cladding layer at the input surfaceFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 8, 2019·18 cites·20 claims
- 3397US10073208B2Light emitting device including a film lightguide with a light mixing region and light emitting regionFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 11, 2018·11 cites·21 claims
- 3497US9690032B1Lightguide including a film with one or more bendsFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·29 cites·19 claims
- 3597US9566751B1Methods of forming film-based lightguidesFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 14, 2017·21 cites·20 claims
- 3697US9557473B2Reflective spatial light modulator display with stacked light guides and methodFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2017·28 cites·22 claims
- 3797US9110200B2Illumination device comprising a film-based lightguideNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 18, 2015·64 cites·24 claims
- 3897US8177408B1Light filtering directional control element and light fixture incorporating the sameCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·92 cites·18 claims
- 3997US8033674B1Optical components and light emitting devices comprising asymmetric scattering domainsFUSION OPTIX INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 11, 2011·56 cites·23 claims
- 4097US7431489B2Enhanced light fixtureFUSION OPTIX INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 7, 2008·93 cites·30 claims
- 4197US6637896B2Compact projection system and associated deviceMOTOROLA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·114 cites·32 claims
- 4296US11828966B2Transmissive display including a backlight with multiple stacked lightguides with a foldAZUMO INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·2 cites·22 claims
- 4396US10429577B2Light emitting device with a high luminous flux density in a film-based lightguideFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 1, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 4496US10036847B2Film-based light fixture with light reflecting layer and fastenerFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 31, 2018·15 cites·22 claims
- 4596US9804607B1Fluid transfer systems, devices, components, and methods of manufactureCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 31, 2017·45 cites·19 claims
- 4696US9523807B2Device comprising a film-based lightguide and component with angled teethFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 20, 2016·20 cites·20 claims
- 4796US8950902B2Light emitting device with light mixing within a filmNICHOL ANTHONY J·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 10, 2015·29 cites·26 claims
- 4896US7758227B1Light fixture with curved light scattering region comprising ellipsoidal domainsFUSION OPTIX INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 20, 2010·43 cites·20 claims
- 4996US7278775B2Enhanced LCD backlightFUSION OPTIX INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 9, 2007·68 cites·25 claims
- 5095US10254472B2Film-based light fixture for illumination beneath a ceiling tileFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 9, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
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