Robert M. Hawk
17Patents
10h-index
12Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 2, 1975 → Oct 2, 2001
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4102561A | Optical waveguide connector | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US4088386A | Optical waveguide connector using resilient material and V-groove | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US4017013A | Multiple fiber end preparation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US5067789A | Fiber optic coupling filter and amplifier | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US4932740A | Method of making polarization retaining optical fiber coupler | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US4184741A | Filament-to-device coupler | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US4179185A | Coupler for optical communication system | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US5152818A | Method of making polarization retaining fiber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US5149349A | Method of making polarization retaining fiber with an elliptical core, with collapsed apertures | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Expired |
| US6324872A | Method and apparatus for introducing controlled spin in optical fibers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US4950047A | Method of coating optical fibers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US6526905B2 | Self-contained obstruction marker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US6550281B1 | Method for providing controlled spin in optical fiber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US6550283B2 | Method for introducing controlled spin in optical fibers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US6778747B1 | Radially varying and azimuthally asymmetric optical waveguide fiber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US6400879B1 | Highly non-linear single mode waveguide | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US6195492A | Elliptical core fiber with axially decreasing aspect ratio and method | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.