Practice Areas
U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution.
Highlights
John E. Gunther is a patent agent with SoCal IP Law Group. He was admitted to the Patent Bar in February, 1999.
John’s technical experience includes electro-optical systems and components, liquid crystal devices, radar and RF systems, electronics, mechanical systems, and manufacturing methods.
John has a total of nearly 30 years of technology development and management experience at Northrop-Grumman, Texas Instruments, Hughes Electronics, and several commercial start-up companies.
John was an inventor on 24 U.S. Patents. Some listed below:
- 6,816,650 Planar lightwave filter device
- 6,710,921 Polarizer apparatus for producing a generally polarized beam of light
- 6,693,749 Low-observability, wide-field-of-view, situation awareness viewing device
- 6,563,638 Wide-angle collimating optical device
- 6,452,724 Polarizer apparatus for producing a generally polarized beam of light
- 6,348,995 Reflective optical polarizer device with controlled light distribution and liquid crystal display incorporating the same
- 6,208,463 Polarizer apparatus for producing a generally polarized beam of light
- 6,141,124 Color filter and color picture display device using the same
- 6,108,131 Polarizer apparatus for producing a generally polarized beam of light
- 6,081,376 Reflective optical polarizer device with controlled light distribution and liquid crystal display incorporating the same
- 5,986,730 Dual mode reflective/transmissive liquid crystal display apparatus
- 5,907,416 Wide FOV simulator heads-up display with selective holographic reflector combined
- 5,764,389 Holographic color filters for display applications, and operating method
- 5,702,805 Photopolymer holographic decal for plastic substrate
- 5,541,825 Dual image CHMSLs without holography
- 5,499,116 Encoded hologram for producing a machine readable image and a human readable image
- 5,406,395 Holographic parking assistance device
- 5,101,193 Universal stand-alone holographic center high mounted stoplight
- 4,586,781 Diffraction optics diffusing screen
- 4,586,780 Directional diffusing screen with suppressed zero-order light
- 4,349,817 Liquid crystal display system using fiber optic faceplates
- 4,344,668 Fiber optic light traps for electro-optical display devices
Admitted to the Bar
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
Purdue University, B.S.E.E., 1969