Thomas W. Stone
82Patents
16h-index
20Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 11, 1974 → Aug 14, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5771320A | Optical switching and routing system | Electricity | 194 | Expired |
| US7333685B2 | Variable optical attenuator systems | Physics | 85 | Expired |
| US4834474A | Optical systems using volume holographic elements to provide arbitrary space-time characteristics, including frequency-and/or spatially-dependent delay lines, chirped pulse compressors, pulse hirpers, pulse shapers, and laser resonators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US8027041B1 | Compact snapshot multispectral imaging system | Physics | 60 | Active |
| US7416258B2 | Methods of using a laser to spall and drill holes in rocks | Performing Operations; Transporting | 47 | Active |
| US6072923A | Optical switching, routing, and time delay systems using switched mirrors | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US4752130A | Optical systems utilizing a volume transmission diffraction element to provide wavelength tuning | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US10317905B2 | Autonomous robotic technologies for industrial inspection | Physics | 34 | Active |
| US5692077A | Optical time shifter and routing system | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US4786124A | Broad-spectrum achromatic phase shifters, phase modulators, frequency shifters, and frequency modulators | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US4716327A | Electric motor bearing | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US7446298B1 | Relaxed tolerance optical interconnect systems | Physics | 23 | Active |
| US4877984A | Electric motor and pump mounting bracket assembly and method of making | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US7015454B2 | Relaxed tolerance optical interconnect system capable of providing an array of sub-images | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US4598220A | End play and lubricating system for fractional horsepower electric motors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US10564363B1 | Optical connectors | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US4504754A | Electric motor | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6635861B1 | Relaxed tolerance optical interconnect system having a GRIN rod lens | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5982515A | Optical time shifter and routing system | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US11652129B1 | Compact annular field imager optical interconnect | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US6914231B1 | Optical shuffle/interconnect system | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US8171625B1 | Method of providing low footprint optical interconnect | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US7660502B1 | Optical interconnect and connector devices | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US3958100A | Means for preventing heat build-up in a wall-mounted room ventilator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US6570684B1 | Optical routing/switching systems | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.