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GEMFIRE CORPORATION

36Patents
8Active
36Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 10, 1996 → Mar 28, 2012 · 5 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6522794B1 Display panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 283 Expired
US6167169A Scanning method and architecture for display Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 185 Expired
US6118908A Integrated optical device with phosphor in substrate pit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 171 Expired
US5835458A Solid state optical data reader using an electric field for routing control Physics 162 Expired
US5911018A Low loss optical switch with inducible refractive index boundary and spaced output target Physics 130 Expired
US6141465A Display architecture with waveguide routing and out-plane emission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US6078704A Method for operating a display panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US6208791A Optically integrating pixel microstructure Physics 70 Expired
US6236774A Optoelectronic and photonic devices formed of materials which inhibit degradation and failure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5978524A Phosphor RE-radiation in integrated optics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5912997A Frequency converter optical source for switched waveguide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6049641A Connection system for optical redundancy Electricity 45 Expired
US5852688A Method for manipulating optical energy using poled structure Electricity 44 Expired
US6724968B2 Photodefinition of optical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US5887089A Low insertion loss optical switches in display architecture Physics 42 Expired
US5781670A Optical frequency channel selection filter with electronically-controlled grating structures Physics 38 Expired
US7235150B2 Multi-channel laser pump source for optical amplifiers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6393172B1 Method of manipulating optical wave energy using patterned electro-optic structures Electricity 34 Expired
USRE37809E1 Laser with electrically-controlled grating reflector General 29 Expired
US6325553A Connection system for optical redundancy Electricity 28 Expired
US6507681B1 Anti-waveguide routing structure Physics 27 Expired
US6556734B1 Electrical connection scheme for optical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7263247B1 Integrated optical isolator array Physics 15 Expired
US6351578B1 Thermo-optic switch having fast rise-time Physics 10 Expired
US6434318B1 Device and method for variable attenuation of an optical channel Physics 9 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.