Inventor · Lilburn, GA, US

Richard D. Small

21Patents
14h-index
20Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 13, 1983 → Sep 25, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6404962B1 Groups of optical fibers closely bound by easily removable buffer encasements, and associated fiber optic cables Physics 88 Expired
US6321013A Stacks of optical fiber ribbons closely bound by respective buffer encasements, associated methods, and associated fiber optic cables Physics 85 Expired
US6430344B1 Communication cable having enhanced crush resistance Physics 71 Expired
US4554229A Multilayer hybrid integrated circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6504979B1 Water blocking optical fiber cable Physics 41 Expired
US6324324A Communication cable having reduced jacket shrinkage Physics 40 Expired
US4511757A Circuit board fabrication leading to increased capacity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6778745B2 Optical fiber cable apparatus having encased ribbon stack Physics 33 Expired
US6317542A Fiber optic cables with multiple stacks of optical fiber ribbons Physics 32 Expired
US4628022A Multilayer circuit board fabrication process and polymer insulator used therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6487345B1 Communication cable having reduced jacket shrinkage Physics 24 Expired
US6594427B1 Communication cable having polypropylene copolymer jacketing material Physics 18 Expired
US6215932A Stacks of optical fiber ribbons closely bound by respective buffer encasements with relatively hard exteriors and relatively soft interiors, associated methods, and associated fiber optic cables Physics 16 Expired
US4795693A Multilayer circuit board fabrication process Electricity 14 Expired
US5055164A Electrodepositable photoresists for manufacture of hybrid circuit boards Electricity 12 Expired
US6035088A Method and apparatus for access of optical fibers in a ribbon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4601972A Photodefinable triazine based composition Electricity 8 Expired
US6600859B2 Composite modular optical fiber ribbon Physics 8 Expired
US6611646B1 Hybrid strength member for an optical cable Physics 8 Expired
US6778744B2 Dielectric optical fiber cable having reduced preferential bending Physics 6 Expired
US6217809A Methods for splicing dielectric strength tapes utilized in communication cables Physics 1 Expired

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