Inventor · Paradise, CA, US

Robert B. Walker

29Patents
10h-index
31Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 22, 1981 → Nov 19, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7031571B2 Bragg grating and method of producing a Bragg grating using an ultrafast laser Physics 34 Expired
US6993221B2 Bragg grating and method of producing a bragg grating using an ultrafast laser Physics 21 Expired
US4496897A Variable voltage control for self-excited self-regulated synchronous alternator Electricity 17 Expired
USD370822S Bilateral extremity drape General 15 Expired
US7483615B2 Method of changing the refractive index in a region of a core of a photonic crystal fiber using a laser Physics 14 Active
US8185471B1 Integrated payment receiving and processing system Physics 13 Active
US7689087B2 Method of changing the birefringence of an optical waveguide by laser modification of the cladding Physics 11 Active
USD365115S Welding bracket General 10 Expired
USD391586S Right angle welding bracket General 10 Expired
US4408152A Single phase, self-regulated alternator Electricity 10 Expired
US7379643B2 Optical fiber sensor based on retro-reflective fiber Bragg gratings Physics 8 Expired
USD388799S Ninety-degree welding bracket General 7 Expired
US7245795B2 Optical device incorporating a tilted bragg grating Physics 7 Expired
US8655047B1 Electronic check and stub separation Physics 7 Active
US4374136A Pyrimidine derivatives Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US7515792B2 Method of increasing photosensitivity of glasses to ultrafast infrared laser radiation using hydrogen or deuterium Physics 6 Active
USD384359S Welding bracket for round pipe General 6 Expired
US7567734B2 Ridge waveguide optical sensor incorporating a Bragg grating Physics 4 Active
US8402789B2 High temperature stable fiber grating sensor and method for producing same Physics 4 Active
US8272236B2 High temperature stable fiber grating sensor and method for producing same Physics 4 Active
US10156680B2 Forming an optical grating with an apparatus providing an adjustable interference pattern Physics 4 Active
USD365114S Welding jig General 3 Expired
US4862651A Downspout shield Fixed Constructions 2 Expired
US10520669B2 Automated system for trans-jacket fibre Bragg grating inscription and manufacturing Physics 2 Active
US11359939B2 Low insertion loss high temperature stable fiber Bragg grating sensor and method for producing same Physics 1 Active

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