William Munro
40Patents
14h-index
30Co-inventors
73Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 28, 2002 → Jan 28, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7002133B2 | Detecting one or more photons from their interactions with probe photons in a matter system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 94 | Expired |
| US8023828B2 | Quantum information conversion between matter and light representations | Performing Operations; Transporting | 64 | Active |
| US9191198B2 | Method and device using one-time pad data | Electricity | 34 | Active |
| US8332730B2 | Data processing arrangements for use in data communication apparatus in connection with error correction | Electricity | 29 | Active |
| US7864958B2 | Quantum key distribution method and apparatus | Physics | 28 | Active |
| US8205134B2 | Error detection method and apparatus | Electricity | 23 | Active |
| US7554080B2 | Entanglement processes and system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US7075438B2 | Tagging systems | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US7428562B2 | Self-authenticating quantum random number generator | Electricity | 20 | Active |
| US7343059B2 | Photonic interconnect system | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US8054976B2 | Quantum key distribution apparatus and method | Electricity | 19 | Active |
| US8447146B2 | Photonic interconnect method | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US9264226B2 | Method and apparatus for selectively routing entanglement building | Electricity | 17 | Active |
| US7560726B2 | Quantum information processing using electromagnetically induced transparency | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US7769173B2 | Methods and systems for executing bit-commitment protocols that are based on entangled quantum states and a third party | Electricity | 14 | Active |
| US7836007B2 | Methods for preparing entangled quantum states | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US7791780B2 | Quantum coherent systems and operations | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Active |
| US8842839B2 | Device with multiple one-time pads and method of managing such a device | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US7346246B2 | Quantum information processing method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US7721955B2 | Secure transaction method and transaction terminal for use in implementing such method | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US7483142B2 | Security systems and monitoring methods using quantum states | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US7359101B2 | Tests of quantum information | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US7133173B2 | Nonlinear electromagnetic quantum information processing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US8135276B2 | Quantum repeater | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7844649B2 | Optical-based, self-authenticating quantum random number generators | Electricity | 10 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.