Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Robert J. Lang

82Patents
30h-index
106Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 23, 1973 → Mar 5, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5870417A Thermal compensators for waveguide DBR laser sources Electricity 121 Expired
US5321718A Frequency converted laser diode and lens system therefor Electricity 109 Expired
US4334893A Recovery of alkali metal catalyst constituents with sulfurous acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US6240116A Laser diode array assemblies with optimized brightness conservation Electricity 87 Expired
US5912910A High power pumped mid-IR wavelength systems using nonlinear frequency mixing (NFM) devices Physics 86 Expired
US6301273A Power enhanced frequency conversion system Physics 80 Expired
US5355237A Wavelength-division multiplexed optical integrated circuit with vertical diffraction grating Electricity 79 Expired
US5337328A Semiconductor laser with broad-area intra-cavity angled grating Electricity 79 Expired
US5651018A Wavelength-stabilized, high power semiconductor laser Electricity 79 Expired
US4336034A Process for the catalytic gasification of coal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US6433920B1 Raman-based utility optical amplifier Electricity 72 Expired
US6477295B1 Pump coupling of double clad fibers Electricity 68 Expired
US5537432A Wavelength-stabilized, high power semiconductor laser Electricity 66 Expired
US6122299A Angled distributed reflector optical device with enhanced light confinement Electricity 64 Expired
US4318712A Catalytic coal gasification process Chemistry; Metallurgy 60 Expired
US4720289A Process for gasifying solid carbonaceous materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US4617027A Gasification process Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US4200439A Gasification process using ion-exchanged coal Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US5793521A Differentially patterned pumped optical semiconductor gain media Electricity 52 Expired
US6028722A Optical beam reconfiguring device and optical handling system for device utilization Electricity 49 Expired
US5790576A High brightness laser diode source Electricity 48 Expired
US6014396A Flared semiconductor optoelectronic device Electricity 45 Expired
US4075079A Process for the production of hydrocarbons from coal Chemistry; Metallurgy 44 Expired
US6049554A External cavity, continuously tunable wavelength source Electricity 43 Expired
US5771252A External cavity, continuously tunable wavelength source Electricity 41 Expired

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