Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

William P. Risk

21Patents
12h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 1966 → Oct 28, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4791631A Wide tolerance, modulated blue laser source Electricity 58 Expired
US8909576B2 Neuromorphic event-driven neural computing architecture in a scalable neural network Physics 54 Active
US6188768A Autocompensating quantum cryptographic key distribution system based on polarization splitting of light Electricity 53 Expired
US5038352A Laser system and method using a nonlinear crystal resonator Electricity 52 Expired
US5095491A Laser system and method Electricity 27 Expired
US4781425A Fiber optic apparatus and method for spectrum analysis and filtering Physics 25 Expired
US6218657A System for gated detection of optical pulses containing a small number of photons using an avalanche photodiode Physics 23 Expired
US4793676A Optical fiber acousto-optic amplitude modulator Physics 21 Expired
US5060233A Miniature blue-green laser source using second-harmonic generation Electricity 18 Expired
US4735485A Acousto-optic frequency shifter using optical fiber and method of manufacturing same Physics 16 Expired
US4735476A Acousto-optic bragg cell Physics 16 Expired
US9269044B2 Neuromorphic event-driven neural computing architecture in a scalable neural network Physics 15 Active
US5394414A Laser system and method having a nonlinear crystal resonator Physics 12 Expired
US5048047A Passive absorptive resonator laser system and method Electricity 11 Expired
US4872738A Acousto-optic fiber-optic frequency shifter using periodic contact with a surface acoustic wave Physics 11 Expired
US5224193A First order mode frequency doubler system and method Physics 10 Expired
US5084840A Passive absorptive rensonator laser system and method Electricity 4 Expired
US11171450B2 Method and apparatus for the alignment and locking of removable elements with a connector Electricity 2 Active
US10504021B2 Neuromorphic event-driven neural computing architecture in a scalable neural network Physics 2 Active
US11580366B2 Neuromorphic event-driven neural computing architecture in a scalable neural network Physics 0 Active
US10966522B2 Drawer latching assembly Human Necessities 0 Active

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