Inventor · Tucson, AZ, US

Stephen William McCahon

22Patents
7h-index
19Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 29, 1990 → Dec 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5772720A Heat formed optical fiber end face Physics 49 Expired
US5684592A System and method for detecting ultrasound using time-delay interferometry Physics 33 Expired
US7987760B1 Systems and methods for igniting explosives Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US5299274A Optical fiber laser fusion splicer Physics 19 Expired
US5339380A Optical fiber laser fusion splicer Physics 16 Expired
US5080469A Optical limiter including optical convergence and absorbing body with inhomogeneous distribution of reverse saturable material Electricity 15 Expired
US5283697A Passive protection of optically sensitive materials with tarnsition-metal organometallic cluster compounds Physics 9 Expired
US8499675B2 Systems and method for igniting explosives Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7050469B1 Generation of optical filaments by use of phase plate Physics 7 Expired
US7002549B2 Optically based machine input control device Physics 6 Expired
US5252256A Passive protection of optically sensitive materials with transition metal organometallic cluster compounds Physics 5 Expired
US7903698B1 Controlled optical filament generation and energy propagation Physics 5 Active
US7277460B1 Generation of optical filaments by use of localized optical inhomogeneities Physics 1 Expired
US8578830B2 Systems and method for igniting explosives Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US7944674B2 Barrier piercing electrode Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US12320702B2 Pathogen detection and neutralization using deep UV-C generation via seeded Raman amplification and second harmonic generation Electricity 0 Active
US7982947B2 Regenerative laser amplifier Electricity 0 Active
US12413039B2 Multiple coherent wavelength optical sources Electricity 0 Active
US12362531B2 Raman amplifier with shared resonator Electricity 0 Active
US8344338B2 Systems and methods for enhancing electrical discharge Electricity 0 Active
US12171055B2 Pulsed laser thermal excitation Electricity 0 Active
US8891162B2 Regenerative laser amplifier Electricity 0 Active

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