Inventor · Avon, CT, US

Gerald Meltz

31Patents
23h-index
30Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 30, 1979 → Jan 8, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5007705A Variable optical fiber Bragg filter arrangement Physics 224 Expired
US4295738A Fiber optic strain sensor Physics 212 Expired
US4725110A Method for impressing gratings within fiber optics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 203 Expired
US4807950A Method for impressing gratings within fiber optics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 175 Expired
US4300816A Wide band multicore optical fiber Physics 164 Expired
US4761073A Distributed, spatially resolving optical fiber strain gauge Physics 128 Expired
US5399854A Embedded optical sensor capable of strain and temperature measurement using a single diffraction grating Physics 125 Expired
US6874361B1 Distributed flow properties wellbore measurement system Physics 123 Expired
US5513913A Active multipoint fiber laser sensor Electricity 119 Expired
US5493390A Integrated optical instrumentation for the diagnostics of parts by embedded or surface attached optical sensors Physics 119 Expired
US5564832A Birefringent active fiber laser sensor Electricity 91 Expired
US5511083A Polarized fiber laser source Electricity 87 Expired
US5061032A Optical waveguide embedded light redirecting and focusing Bragg grating arrangement Physics 85 Expired
US6075915A In-fiber photonic crystals and systems Physics 82 Expired
US4806012A Distributed, spatially resolving optical fiber strain gauge Physics 81 Expired
US5042897A Optical waveguide embedded light redirecting Bragg grating arrangement Physics 66 Expired
US5818242A Microwave recess distance and air-path clearance sensor Physics 64 Expired
US5048913A Optical waveguide embedded transverse spatial mode discrimination filter Physics 57 Expired
US4295739A Fiber optic temperature sensor Physics 53 Expired
US4298794A Fiber optic hot spot detector Physics 36 Expired
US5982962A Fiber-integrated microlenses and optical fiber FBG couplers, spectrometers, and multiplexers comprised thereof Physics 31 Expired
US5016967A Multi-core optical waveguide Bragg grating light redirecting arrangement Physics 29 Expired
US4484098A Environmentally stable lithium niobate acoustic wave devices Electricity 26 Expired
US4577100A Temperature compensated optical pressure sensor Physics 21 Expired
US6408119B1 UV-trimmed fused tapered couplers Physics 19 Expired

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