Inventor · Gatineau, QC, CA

Alan Graves

92Patents
22h-index
56Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 18, 1981 → Oct 25, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.