Inventor · Lafayette, CO, US

Michael Minneman

33Patents
8h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 11, 1991 → Sep 18, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5386188A In-circuit current measurement Physics 48 Expired
US5918194A Integrated modular measurement system having configurable firmware architecture and modular mechanical parts Physics 33 Expired
US9008142B2 System and method for optimization of coherence length of tunable laser sources Electricity 26 Active
US7352601B1 USB flash memory device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
USD343800S Electronic measuring/monitoring instrument General 14 Expired
US10355446B1 System and method for traversing multivariate paths using multi-dimensional control of an electromagnetic radiation source Electricity 10 Active
US8964806B2 System and method for generating an optimum side-mode suppression ratio continuous tuning path for a semiconductor tunable laser Electricity 9 Active
US9595804B2 System and method of dynamic and adaptive creation of a wavelength continuous and prescribed wavelength versus time sweep from a laser Electricity 9 Active
US8873066B2 System and method for improved resolution, higher scan speeds and reduced processing time in scans involving swept-wavelength interferometry Physics 6 Active
US7835009B2 Apparatus and method to detect and correct for mode hop wavelength error in optical component measurement systems Physics 3 Active
US7062168B1 Bifurcated range stages to increase speed or dynamic range of measuring instruments and associated methods Physics 3 Expired
US6846085B2 Mitigating the effects of miniaturizing integrating spheres for fiber optic measurement Physics 2 Expired
US9455549B2 System and method for creating and utilizing multivariate paths for ongoing simultaneous multi-dimensional control to attain single mode sweep operation in an electromagnetic radiation source Electricity 2 Active
US6822983B2 Modulation system and methods for optical source bank Electricity 2 Expired
US6847439B2 Apparatus and method for synchronizing high-speed optical measurements made over a range of wavelengths Physics 2 Expired
US7054342B2 High density optical source bank Physics 2 Expired
US10868405B1 System and method for traversing multivariate paths using multi-dimensional control of an electromagnetic radiation source Electricity 1 Active
US9124060B1 System and method for generating and utilizing a valid sweep vector to obviate spurious data and increase sweep rate in an akinetic path-based swept laser Electricity 1 Active
US9279742B1 System and method of measurement frequency shifting to isolate external environmental conditions for interferometric dispersion measurements Physics 1 Active
US9529014B1 System and method for acquiring electrical measurements of an electronic device Physics 1 Active
US7023535B1 Apparatus for synchronizing high-speed optical measurements made over a range of wavelengths Physics 1 Expired
US6784987B2 Non-linear ranging to control linear ranging measurement device Physics 1 Expired
US7342653B1 Apparatus and method for synchronizing high-speed optical measurements made over a range of wavelengths Physics 0 Expired
US8780337B2 System and method for eliminating the effect of non-primary laser modes on characterization of optical components through characterized decomposition Physics 0 Active
US9385501B1 System and method for generating and utilizing a valid sweep signal to obviate spurious data and increase sweep rate in an akinetic path-based swept laser Electricity 0 Active

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