Inventor · disambiguated record
William J. Cassarly
Also filed as: CASSARLY WILLIAM · CASSARLY WILLIAM J · CASSARLY WILLIAM JAMES
50 granted patents·6 pending applications·1,996 citations·filing 1990–2018
99Inventor score
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
56 records- 0199US6819505B1Internally reflective ellipsoidal collector with projection lensFiled 2003·Granted Nov 16, 2004·192 cites·37 claims
- 0297US7866871B2Light enhancing structures with a plurality of arrays of elongate featuresAVERY DENNISON CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 11, 2011·92 cites·23 claims
- 0397US7545569B2Optical apparatus with flipped compound prism structuresAVERY DENNISON CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 9, 2009·78 cites·24 claims
- 0496US7651243B2Phosphor wheel illuminatorOPTICAL RES ASSOCIATES·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 26, 2010·76 cites·39 claims
- 0596US7366393B2Light enhancing structures with three or more arrays of elongate featuresOPTICAL RES ASSOCIATES·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 29, 2008·69 cites·104 claims
- 0696US7360899B2Beamsplitting structures and methods in optical systemsOPTICAL RES ASSOCIATES·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 22, 2008·113 cites·4 claims
- 0796US7206133B2Light distribution apparatus and methods for illuminating optical systemsOPTICAL RES ASSOCIATES·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 17, 2007·73 cites·51 claims
- 0895US7674028B2Light enhancing structures with multiple arrays of elongate features of varying characteristicsAVERY DENNISON CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 9, 2010·51 cites·45 claims
- 0994US6864861B2Image generator having a miniature display deviceBRILLIAN CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 8, 2005·158 cites·36 claims
- 1093US7549783B2Efficient luminaire with directional side-light extractionENERGY FOCUS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 23, 2009·42 cites·13 claims
- 1193US7277609B2Methods for manipulating light extraction from a light guideOPTICAL RES ASSOCIATES·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 2, 2007·33 cites·27 claims
- 1293US5896004ADouble ended quartz lamp with end bend controlGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 20, 1999·91 cites·19 claims
- 1392US7777955B2Rippled mixers for uniformity and color mixingOPTICAL RES ASSOCIATES·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 17, 2010·30 cites·114 claims
- 1491US6488389B2Image generator having an improved illumination systemTHREE FIVE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 3, 2002·43 cites·22 claims
- 1591US5059008AWide angle beam steerer using translation of plural lens arraysGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 22, 1991·126 cites·17 claims
- 1690US6280054B1Image generator having an improved illumination systemZIGHT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·80 cites·16 claims
- 1789US7196849B2Apparatus and methods for illuminating optical systemsOPTICAL RES ASSOCIATES·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 27, 2007·33 cites·55 claims
- 1889US7163326B2Efficient luminaire with directional side-light extractionFIBERSTARS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 16, 2007·33 cites·30 claims
- 1988US7330632B1Fiberoptic luminaire with scattering and specular side-light extractor patternsENERGY FOCUS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 12, 2008·24 cites·24 claims
- 2083US7374313B2Luminaire with improved lateral illuminance controlENERGY FOCUS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 20, 2008·13 cites·45 claims
- 2182US5317484ACollection optics for high brightness discharge light sourceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1993·Granted May 31, 1994·55 cites·14 claims
- 2277US6219480B1Optical coupler for coupling light between one and a plurality of light portsFIBERSTARS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 17, 2001·50 cites·27 claims
- 2377US5420769AHigh temperature lamp assembly with improved thermal management propertiesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1993·Granted May 30, 1995·46 cites·15 claims
- 2476US5675677ALamp-to-light guide coupling arrangement for an electrodeless high intensity discharge lampGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 7, 1997·54 cites·16 claims
- 2575US7588342B2Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light sourceENERGY FOCUS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 15, 2009·10 cites·4 claims
- 2670US5691696ASystem and method for broadcasting colored light for emergency signalsFEDERAL SIGNAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 25, 1997·29 cites·22 claims
- 2768US8348488B2Elongated solid luminaire with light-emitting portion with first and second extraction regions spatially divided along the longitudinal axis thereofENERGY FOCUS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 8, 2013·4 cites·13 claims
- 2866US5774608AOptical coupling systems with bendGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 30, 1998·25 cites·7 claims
- 2965US5560699AOptical coupling arrangement between a lamp and a light guideGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 1, 1996·27 cites·2 claims
- 3062US5842765ATricolor lighting systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 1, 1998·26 cites·15 claims
- 3161US10437049B2Optical design using freeform tailoringSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 8, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3261US5877681ASystem and method for broadcasting colored light for emergency signallingFEDERAL SIGNAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 2, 1999·21 cites·44 claims
- 3361US5812713AOptical coupling system with bendGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 22, 1998·20 cites·10 claims
- 3461US5567031AHigh efficiency dual output light sourceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 22, 1996·20 cites·8 claims
- 3559US10151921B2Optical design using freeform tailoringSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 11, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 3658US9075177B2Light enhancing structures with a plurality of arrays of elongate featuresCOUZIN DENNIS I·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 7, 2015·1 cites·16 claims
- 3754US5469337AMultiple port high brightness centralized lighting systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 21, 1995·17 cites·17 claims
- 3854US5107357ALow insertion loss optical beam steererGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 21, 1992·24 cites·10 claims
- 3954US5015080AContinuous wide angle beam steerer using lens translation and phase shifterGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1990·Granted May 14, 1991·19 cites·19 claims
- 4053US5515243ARetrofit optical assembly for lighting systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·16 cites·13 claims
- 4153US2007247835A1Lighted Display Case with Remote Light SourceBUELOW ROGER F II·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4251US6192176B1Compact optical system with turn and color mixingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 20, 2001·14 cites·28 claims
- 4351US5927849ALow angle, dual port light coupling arrangementGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 27, 1999·13 cites·3 claims
- 4449US5924792AModular dual port central lighting systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 20, 1999·11 cites·22 claims
- 4548US2011058388A1Rippled mixers for uniformity and color mixingSYNOPSYS INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4645US2006039160A1Lighting systems for producing different beam patternsCASSARLY WILLIAM J·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4744US5664863ACompact uniform beam spreader for a high brightness centralized lighting systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 9, 1997·11 cites·14 claims
- 4842US5692091ACompact optical coupling systemsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 25, 1997·9 cites·5 claims
- 4942US2005201100A1Led lighting assemblyFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 5042US2007086207A1Display systems including light enhancing structures with arrays of elongate featuresAVERY DENNISON CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
Showing the top 50 of 56 patent records by PatentIndex Score.
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →