Dale Robert Powers
58Patents
15h-index
100Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 13, 1978 → Dec 30, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5599371A | Method of using precision burners for oxidizing halide-free, silicon-containing compounds | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US4165223A | Method of making dry optical waveguides | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US4636405A | Curing apparatus for coated fiber | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US4125388A | Method of making optical waveguides | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US5922100A | Precision burners for oxidizing halide-free silicon-containing compounds | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6477305B1 | Low water peak optical waveguide and method of manufacturing same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 33 | Expired |
| US6904772B2 | Method of making a glass preform for low water peak optical fiber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
| US4378985A | Method and apparatus for forming an optical waveguide fiber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 26 | Expired |
| US4568370A | Optical fiber preform and method | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 26 | Expired |
| US5879649A | Method for purifying polyalkylsiloxanes and the resulting products | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US5256177A | Method for coating optical fibers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US4692615A | Apparatus and method for monitoring tension in a moving fiber by Fourier transform analysis | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US5078092A | Flash vaporizer system for use in manufacturing optical waveguide fiber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US6312656A | Method for forming silica by combustion of liquid reactants using oxygen | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5152817A | Reactor for coating optical fibers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US6128928A | Optical fiber resistant to hydrogen-induced attenuation | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US5076104A | Method for measuring actual load at failure of optical fiber | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5838866A | Optical fiber resistant to hydrogen-induced attenuation | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US5703191A | Method for purifying polyalkylsiloxanes and the resulting products | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US6810197B2 | Isotopically altered optical fiber | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4684383A | Methods for reducing the water content of optical waveguide fibers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US6944382B2 | Low water peak optical waveguide fiber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Expired |
| US4726827A | Method and apparatus for producing an optical fiber preform | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US6597848B1 | Dispersion compensating fiber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5203897A | Method for making a preform doped with a metal oxide | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.