Inventor · Los Angeles, CA, US

C. Kumar N. Patel

25Patents
12h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 23, 1991 → Jun 28, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5195023A Integrated circuit package with strain relief grooves Electricity 70 Expired
US6324463A Cruise control indicator Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US7004909B1 Diagnostic method for high sensitivity detection of component concentrations in human gas emissions Human Necessities 30 Expired
US7903704B2 Tunable quantum cascade lasers and photoacoustic detection of trace gases, TNT, TATP and precursors acetone and hydrogen peroxide Electricity 25 Active
US7502115B2 System and method for high sensitivity optical detection of gases Physics 22 Active
US8068524B1 Submounts for Semiconductor Lasers Electricity 22 Active
US8121164B1 Quantum cascade laser: bias-neutral design Electricity 21 Active
US8014430B2 Quantum cascade laser Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US9077153B2 Tapered waveguide high-power quantum cascade lasers Electricity 17 Active
US9608408B2 Long wavelength quantum cascade lasers based on high strain composition Electricity 16 Active
US5904190A Method to prevent explosions in fuel tanks Human Necessities 14 Expired
US9285310B2 Diagnostic method for high sensitivity detection of component concentrations in human gas emission Physics 14 Active
US10230210B2 Acousto-optic tuning of lasers Electricity 10 Active
US10998690B2 Acousto-optic tuning of lasers Electricity 8 Active
US8994947B2 Diagnostic method for high sensitivity detection of component concentrations in human gas emissions Physics 8 Active
US11050220B2 Dual quantum cascade laser micropackage Electricity 7 Active
US8360974B2 Diagnostic method for high sensitivity detection of component concentrations in human gas emissions Human Necessities 7 Active
US7233739B2 Optical bit stream reader system Physics 4 Expired
US10615562B2 Acousto-optic tuning of lasers Electricity 3 Active
US6956886B1 Discreetly tunable semiconductor laser arrangement for wavelength division multiplex communication systems Electricity 1 Expired
US10622787B2 Dual quantum cascade laser micropackage Electricity 0 Active
US7630633B2 Optical bit stream reader system and method Physics 0 Active
US7339974B2 Tunable semiconductor laser Electricity 0 Expired
US11264777B2 Acousto-optic tuning of lasers Electricity 0 Active
US11431152B2 Dual quantum cascade laser micropackage Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.