Inventor · Bristol, GB

William Munro

40Patents
14h-index
30Co-inventors
73Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 28, 2002 → Jan 28, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.