Inventor · Chicago, IL, US

Patrick Gilliland

88Patents
31h-index
51Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 12, 1994 → Sep 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7090509B1 Multi-port pluggable transceiver (MPPT) with multiple LC duplex optical receptacles Physics 279 Expired
US5879173A Removable transceiver module and receptacle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 258 Expired
US9575184B2 LADAR sensor for a dense environment Physics 187 Active
US6551117B2 Removable transceiver module Physics 165 Expired
US6350063B1 Pluggable optical transceiver module having a high speed serial data connector (HSSDC) Physics 109 Expired
US6160647A Optoelectronic transmitter with improved control circuit and laser fault latching Electricity 101 Expired
US9915726B2 Personal LADAR sensor Physics 98 Active
US5774614A Optoelectronic coupling and method of making same Physics 93 Expired
US8743176B2 3-dimensional hybrid camera and production system Electricity 92 Active
US6108114A Optoelectronic transmitter having an improved power control circuit for rapidly enabling a semiconductor laser Electricity 92 Expired
US5528408A Small footprint optoelectronic transceiver with laser Physics 89 Expired
US6267606A Removable transceiver module and receptacle Physics 87 Expired
US9069080B2 Automotive auxiliary ladar sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Active
US5812582A Vertical cavity surface emitting laser feedback system and method Electricity 65 Expired
US5864468A Removable optoelectronic module with grounding means Physics 62 Expired
US6206582A EMI reduction for optical subassembly Electricity 58 Expired
US5812717A Optical package with alignment means and method of assembling an optical package Electricity 57 Expired
US9453914B2 Terrain mapping LADAR system Electricity 56 Active
US8976340B2 Ladar sensor for landing, docking and approach Physics 51 Active
US5815623A Optical package with alignment means and method of assembling an optical package Electricity 49 Expired
US6283644A Optical package with alignment means and method of assembling an optical package Electricity 47 Expired
US6220878A Optoelectronic module with grounding means Physics 43 Expired
US9229109B2 Automatic range corrected flash ladar camera Electricity 43 Active
US5966487A External pluggable high frequency data communication module Physics 38 Expired
US8804101B2 Personal LADAR sensor Physics 38 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.