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Tycom (US) Inc.

46Patents
0Active
46Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 26, 1997 → Jan 22, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6496629B2 Undersea telecommunications cable Physics 125 Expired
US6341023B1 Multiple level modulation in a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) systems Electricity 67 Expired
US6320884A Wide bandwidth Raman amplifier employing a pump unit generating a plurality of wavelengths Electricity 60 Expired
US6181464A Low noise Raman amplifier employing bidirectional pumping and an optical transmission system incorporating same Electricity 55 Expired
US6414786B1 Method and apparatus for reducing polarization dependent gain in Raman amplification Electricity 32 Expired
US6307667A Gain-clamped erbium-doped fiber amplifier with pulsed compensating laser signal Electricity 25 Expired
US6381394B1 Method and apparatus for assembling an amplifier assembly Physics 25 Expired
US6259543A Efficient method for assessing the system performance of an optical transmission system while accounting for penalties arising from nonlinear interactions Electricity 25 Expired
US6323981A Method and apparatus for detecting intermittent faults in an optical communication system Electricity 24 Expired
US6269515A Apparatus for cleaning an optical fiber splicer electrode Human Necessities 22 Expired
US6349161B1 Undersea communications cable having centrally located, plastic buffer tube Physics 21 Expired
US6424455B1 Wide bandwidth fiber raman amplifier Electricity 21 Expired
US6414775B1 Method and apparatus for measuring gain shape in an optical repeater using FM modulation Electricity 17 Expired
US6327250A Method and apparatus for supressing crosstalk between data and monitoring channel in an optical communication system Electricity 16 Expired
US6366381B1 Remote monitoring of an optical transmission system using line monitoring signals Electricity 14 Expired
US6311002A Method and apparatus for reducing nonlinear penalties by proper arrangement of the dispersion map in an optical communication system Electricity 13 Expired
US6342961B1 Method and apparatus for improving spectral efficiency in wavelength division multiplexed transmission systems Electricity 12 Expired
US6317238A Chromatic dispersion management for optical wavelength division multiplexed transmission systems Physics 12 Expired
US6396624B1 Extended band erbium doped fiber amplifier Electricity 11 Expired
US6289724A Method and apparatus for examining internal components of a sealed container Physics 11 Expired
US6527476B1 Non-sinking manhole assembly for below ground liquid storage tanks Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6295901A Method and apparatus for coupling a fiber optic connector Electricity 10 Expired
US6481903B1 Optical fiber splice protector and method for applying same Physics 10 Expired
US6404527B1 Method and apparatus for transmitting a response signal from an optical repeater to a terminal requesting status information Electricity 10 Expired
US6424761B1 Cable repeater connecting joint Physics 9 Expired

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