Inventor · Cocoa, FL, US

Robert C. Youngquist

26Patents
13h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 17, 1984 → Sep 19, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4697926A Coherent distributed sensor and method using short coherence length sources Physics 68 Expired
US4699513A Distributed sensor and method using coherence multiplexing of fiber-optic interferometric sensors Electricity 58 Expired
US4778237A Single-mode fiber optic saturable absorber Physics 48 Expired
US5747805A Fully integrating resistive array electronic multiplexor Electricity 30 Expired
US4768851A Fiber optic modal coupler, interferometer and method of coupling spatial modes using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5861755A Two-phase quality/flow meter Physics 24 Expired
US4818064A Sensor array and method of selective interferometric sensing by use of coherence synthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5710377A Ultrasonic leak detection system Physics 18 Expired
US5561290A Optical detector calibrator system Physics 18 Expired
US4792207A Single mode fiber optic single sideband modulator and method of frequency shifting using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6891148B1 Scaling device for photographic images Physics 17 Expired
US4801189A Birefringent fiber narrowband polarization coupler and method of coupling using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4735485A Acousto-optic frequency shifter using optical fiber and method of manufacturing same Physics 16 Expired
US5979239A Ultrasonic imaging system Physics 8 Expired
US5627362A Portable light source unit for simulating fires having an adjustable aperture Physics 7 Expired
US5412221A Particle fallout/activity sensor Physics 7 Expired
US6651481B1 Method and apparatus for characterizing pressure sensors using modulated light beam pressure Physics 6 Expired
US10273024B1 Radiation reflector and emitter Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US8947074B1 Inductive position sensor Physics 4 Active
US9477857B2 Surface acoustic wave tag-based coherence multiplexing Electricity 4 Active
US6650125B1 Leak and pipe detection method and system Physics 4 Expired
US9170086B1 Inductive position sensor Physics 2 Active
US8577639B2 Method and apparatus for accurately calibrating a spectrometer Physics 1 Active
US10815129B1 Method of fabricating rigid radiation reflectors Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9151639B2 Two-dimensional inductive position sensing system Physics 0 Active

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