Gerhard Winzer
41Patents
18h-index
25Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 16, 1975 → Sep 13, 1989
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4378143A | Device for coupling radiation into an optical waveguide | Physics | 252 | Expired |
| US4006963A | Controllable, electro-optical grating coupler | Physics | 97 | Expired |
| US4860294A | Integrated-optical arrangement for bidirectional optical message or signal transmission | Electricity | 75 | Expired |
| US4147979A | Movable probe carrying optical waveguides with electro-optic or magneto-optic material for measuring electric or magnetic fields | Physics | 45 | Expired |
| US3995937A | Tunable optical wave guide systems | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US4003629A | Coupling device for light waves | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US4302071A | Adjustable directional coupler for light waveguides | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US4008947A | Electro-optical switch and modulator | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US3975082A | Laser beam coupling arrangement | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US4441181A | Optical wavelength-division multiplex system | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US4306765A | Branch component comprising optical light waveguides | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4351585A | Coupling element for an optical waveguide | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US4718055A | Wave-division multiplex component for an optical network comprising monomode transmission fibers | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US4452507A | Fiber optical bypass switch | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US4656636A | Method for manufacturing of integrated DFB laser with coupled strip waveguide on a substrate | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US4973133A | Arrangement for coupling an optical fiber to a coupling window of a planarly integrated optical component and the method of manufacturing the arrangement | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US4540237A | Coupling element for coupling light into and out of an optical fiber | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4590619A | Star coupler for local networks of optical communications system | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4325605A | Branching element for monomode light waveguides and the method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US4139262A | Filter for a light wave in a light guiding fiber | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4120560A | Optical waveguide network | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4989937A | Light waveguide coupler having three or more gates and utilizing the beam splitter principle and the method for manufacture | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4285571A | Branching device | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4339290A | Process for manufacturing a branch element | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US4339170A | Optical device for frequency-selective distributing light and the process of producing the device | Physics | 14 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.