Alan Graves
92Patents
22h-index
56Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: May 18, 1981 → Oct 25, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4994909A | Video signal distribution system | Electricity | 144 | Expired |
| US6741572B1 | Architectures for communication networks | Electricity | 136 | Expired |
| US6606427B1 | Switch for optical signals | Electricity | 106 | Expired |
| US6229788A | Method and apparatus for traffic shaping in a broadband fiber-based access system | Electricity | 99 | Expired |
| US6198558A | Architecture repartitioning to simplify outside-plant component of fiber-based access system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US4667324A | Network multiplex structure | Electricity | 62 | Expired |
| US6519255B1 | Universal optical network unit for use in narrowband and broadband access networks | Electricity | 61 | Expired |
| US4408189A | Method and apparatus for code conversion of binary to multilevel signals | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US7676380B2 | Use of location awareness to establish and suspend communications sessions in a healthcare environment | Physics | 56 | Active |
| US4528550A | Method and apparatus for code conversion of binary of multilevel signals | Electricity | 51 | Expired |
| US4771419A | Method of and switch for switching information | Electricity | 49 | Expired |
| US5029333A | Communications system | Electricity | 48 | Expired |
| US8054177B2 | Systems and methods for facilitating a first response mission at an incident scene using patient monitoring | Human Necessities | 48 | Active |
| US9282384B1 | System and method for commutation in photonic switching | Electricity | 45 | Active |
| US7599620B2 | Communications network for a metropolitan area | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US7801743B2 | Use of location awareness of establish communications with a target clinician in a healthcare environment | Physics | 37 | Active |
| US8073554B2 | System and method for providing power management in a sensor network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Active |
| US8040246B2 | Systems and methods for facilitating a first response mission at an incident scene | Human Necessities | 31 | Active |
| US6704307B1 | Compact high-capacity switch | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US4764921A | Method of multiplexing digital signals | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US6366716B1 | Optical switching device | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US6421150B2 | Architecture repartitioning to simplify outside-plant component of fiber-based access system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US7245798B2 | Apparatus for redirecting optical signals in free space | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6690848B2 | Metropolitan photonic switch | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US7620390B2 | Establishing a call session during an advertisement time period | Electricity | 19 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.