Inventor · Hornell, NY, US

Robert M. Hawk

17Patents
10h-index
12Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 2, 1975 → Oct 2, 2001

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.