Inventor · disambiguated record
Ian A. Shanks
Also filed as: SHANKS IAN A · SHANKS IAN ALEXANDER
34 granted patents·1 pending application·2,836 citations·filing 1974–2003
98Inventor score
Files withNAT RES DEV8SECR DEFENCE BRIT8EMI PLC THORN6ARES SERONO RES & DEV LTD4CENTRAL RESEARCH LAB LTD4
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35 records- 0199US5193015ACholesteric liquid crystal screen which reflects substantially all of the projected lightEMI PLC THORN·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 9, 1993·176 cites·3 claims
- 0299US4810658APhotometric instruments, their use in methods of optical analysis, and ancillary devices thereforARES SERONO RES & DEV LTD·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 7, 1989·280 cites·3 claims
- 0398US5141868ADevice for use in chemical test proceduresOCTROPA BV·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 25, 1992·1k cites·24 claims
- 0498US4978503ADevices for use in chemical test proceduresARES SERONO RES & DEV LTD·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 18, 1990·265 cites·39 claims
- 0596US4232948ALiquid crystal display deviceSECR DEFENCE·Filed 1974·Granted Nov 11, 1980·75 cites·18 claims
- 0696US4048358ALiquid crystal devicesSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1976·Granted Sep 13, 1977·75 cites·11 claims
- 0794US5478755ALong range surface plasma resonance immunoassayARES SERONO RES & DEV LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 26, 1995·135 cites·16 claims
- 0890US4211473ALiquid crystal display devicesUNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT·Filed 1979·Granted Jul 8, 1980·51 cites·10 claims
- 0988US4995719AMethod of and an apparatus for projecting a scanned two- or three-dimensional modulated light pattern originating from a light sourceEMI PLC THORN·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 26, 1991·63 cites·22 claims
- 1088US4032219ALiquid crystal display devicesSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1975·Granted Jun 28, 1977·47 cites·9 claims
- 1187US4003081ADisplay systems with controlled color filteringSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1975·Granted Jan 11, 1977·44 cites·6 claims
- 1285US5514127AApparatus for irradiating an area with a controllable pattern of lightCENTRAL RESEARCH LAB LTD·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·67 cites·9 claims
- 1385US4414565AMethod and apparatus for producing three dimensional displaysSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1980·Granted Nov 8, 1983·44 cites·14 claims
- 1484US4346378ADouble trace electro optic displayNAT RES DEV·Filed 1980·Granted Aug 24, 1982·40 cites·13 claims
- 1583US5764411AApparatus for displaying an imageEMI PLC THORN·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 9, 1998·55 cites·2 claims
- 1683US4127848ALiquid crystal waveform displaysNAT RES DEV·Filed 1976·Granted Nov 28, 1978·31 cites·9 claims
- 1781US5830766AEnhanced signal-to-noise ratio and sensitivity optical immunoassayARES SERONO RES & DEV LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 3, 1998·67 cites·4 claims
- 1880US4328493ALiquid crystal color displaysNAT RES DEV·Filed 1980·Granted May 4, 1982·51 cites·10 claims
- 1980US4250503AApparatus for displaying waveforms on a matrix displayNAT RES DEV·Filed 1978·Granted Feb 10, 1981·27 cites·21 claims
- 2077US5861993AApparatus for displaying an imageCENTRAL RESEARCH LAB LTD·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 19, 1999·41 cites·4 claims
- 2173US4626840AElectronic display suitable for polar coordinate representationsSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 2, 1986·25 cites·8 claims
- 2266US5260625AColor sequential illumination systemEMI PLC THORN·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 9, 1993·19 cites·8 claims
- 2365US4227193AMethod and apparatus for matrix addressing opto-electric displaysNAT RES DEV·Filed 1978·Granted Oct 7, 1980·16 cites·13 claims
- 2457US4342030AAnalogue displays for electronic timepieces or metersNAT RES DEV·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 27, 1982·13 cites·16 claims
- 2557US4109241ALiquid crystal displaysSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1975·Granted Aug 22, 1978·13 cites·9 claims
- 2656US4997271AMethod of and an apparatus for producing a required visual signal for direct observation from a first source of light in the presence of a second source of lightEMI PLC THORN·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 5, 1991·13 cites·30 claims
- 2755US5629796AImage frameCENTRAL RESEARCH LAB LTD·Filed 1993·Granted May 13, 1997·17 cites·3 claims
- 2847US4119367ALiquid crystal displaysRAYNES EDWARD PETER·Filed 1976·Granted Oct 10, 1978·12 cites·6 claims
- 2946US5806218ABorder for an imageCENTRAL RESEARCH LAB LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 15, 1998·12 cites·4 claims
- 3044US4326279AAnalogue displaysNAT RES DEV·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 20, 1982·8 cites·21 claims
- 3142US4386411ARandom pattern generatorNAT RES DEV·Filed 1980·Granted May 31, 1983·15 cites·14 claims
- 3241US4527863AElectronic displaysSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 9, 1985·7 cites·3 claims
- 3335US5182490ALight sourcesEMI PLC THORN·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 26, 1993·3 cites·11 claims
- 3434US4591849ALiquid crystal displaysSECR DEFENCE BRIT·Filed 1983·Granted May 27, 1986·6 cites·7 claims
- 3534US2006128815A1Method for controlling droplet size of an emulsion when mixing two immiscible fluidsCLARE HUGH J·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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