Inventor · Gales Ferry, CT, US

Gregory H. Ames

39Patents
11h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 10, 1986 → Aug 31, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5442721A Fiber-optic rotary joint with bundle collimator assemblies Physics 55 Expired
US4816759A Inductive sensor for detecting displacement of adjacent surfaces Physics 37 Expired
US5157745A Multi-channel fiber optic rotary joint for single-mode fiber Physics 37 Expired
US4825062A Extendable large aperture phased array mirror system Physics 33 Expired
US5271076A Method providing optimum optical trains alignment in a passive multi-channel fiber optic rotary joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5371814A Passive, multi-channel fiber optic rotary joint assembly Physics 27 Expired
US5291194A Apparatus for interconnecting an underwater vehicle and a free-floating pod Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5568578A Gradient index rod collimation lens devices for enhancing optical fiber line performance where the beam thereof crosses a gap in the line Physics 26 Expired
US4950878A Wavefront control system using optical coarse/fine gradient sensor Physics 21 Expired
US7302139B1 Thermally compensated fiber bragg grating mount Physics 19 Active
US5400429A Method for making fiber-optic bundle collimator assembly Physics 18 Expired
US5210807A Variable wide band fiber optic delay line Physics 11 Expired
US5394493A Fiber-optic bundle and collimator assembly Physics 10 Expired
US4742261A Constant length strut Electricity 10 Expired
US6728431B2 Fiber optic curvature sensor for towed hydrophone arrays Physics 10 Expired
US4831291A Differentially wound electromagnetic actuator Electricity 9 Expired
US5521996A Electrical and fiber-optic connector Physics 9 Expired
US4905009A Distance measuring device Physics 8 Expired
US6774354B2 Fiber optic pitch or roll sensor Physics 6 Expired
US5675680A Fiber-optic connector Physics 6 Expired
US6118733A Interlink for spatially extended hydrophones Physics 6 Expired
US5115483A High-strength in-line fiber optic connector Physics 6 Expired
US5396241A Method and apparatus for digitally controlled linearization of an analog signal Physics 5 Expired
US6111820A Semi-rigid low-noise interlink for spatially extended hydrophones Physics 4 Expired
US7295493B1 Pressure tolerant fiber optic hydrophone Physics 4 Active

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