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Robert I. Macdonald
Also filed as: MACDONALD ROBERT A · MACDONALD ROBERT I · MACDONALD ROBERT IAN
24 granted patents·4 pending applications·847 citations·filing 1979–2005
97Inventor score
Files withJDS UNIPHASE INC9CANADIAN PATENTS DEV3JDS FITEL INC2UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT2ALBERTA TELECOMM RES1
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28 records- 0196US4466694AWavelength selective optical couplerUNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT·Filed 1979·Granted Aug 21, 1984·109 cites·7 claims
- 0293US6560000B2Wavelength-dependent optical signal processing using an angle-to-offset moduleJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·41 cites·26 claims
- 0392US5291031AOptical phase difference range determination in liquid level sensorTELECOMM RES LAB·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·91 cites·3 claims
- 0490US6487334B2Optical switchJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·57 cites·30 claims
- 0587US6154586AOptical switch mechanismJDS FITEL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 28, 2000·106 cites·22 claims
- 0683US7014326B2Wavelength blockerJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 21, 2006·28 cites·31 claims
- 0783US6480644B1Optical switching deviceJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·24 cites·25 claims
- 0883US6005993ADeflection optical matrix switchFiled 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·64 cites·24 claims
- 0980US6462858B1Fast attenuatorJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·27 cites·15 claims
- 1079US6618517B2Cascadable large optical cross-connectJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·14 cites·24 claims
- 1179US5044723ATapered fibre sensorALBERTA TELECOMM RES·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 3, 1991·48 cites·8 claims
- 1277US6567576B2Optical switch matrix with failure protectionJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 20, 2003·15 cites·7 claims
- 1376US4686533AOptoelectronically switched phase shifter for radar and satellite phased array antennasUNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT·Filed 1983·Granted Aug 11, 1987·34 cites·12 claims
- 1474US4783850AOptoelectronic compound switching matrixCANADIAN PATENTS DEV·Filed 1984·Granted Nov 8, 1988·20 cites·27 claims
- 1569US6043887APolarimeterFiled 1998·Granted Mar 28, 2000·39 cites·17 claims
- 1667US6011623AFault detection system for an amplified optical transmission systemFiled 1998·Granted Jan 4, 2000·37 cites·17 claims
- 1764US6134357AOptical switching systemJDS FITEL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 17, 2000·24 cites·8 claims
- 1864US5903686AOptical switch moduleFiled 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·22 cites·13 claims
- 1963US6763154B2Methods and structures for the control of optical waveguide devices by stressJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·8 cites·9 claims
- 2061US4699449AOptoelectronic assembly and method of making the sameCANADIAN PATENTS DEV·Filed 1985·Granted Oct 13, 1987·19 cites·10 claims
- 2147US2007110524A1Pin having a tapered capMACDONALD ROBERT A·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2242US2002159681A1Protected optical crossconnectFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2341US6044185AOptical switch moduleFiled 1998·Granted Mar 28, 2000·6 cites·12 claims
- 2439US6356678B1Optical deflection switchJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·7 cites·14 claims
- 2537US2004005154A1Optical transmitterFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2635US6005994AOptical switching gateFiled 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·3 cites·18 claims
- 2735US2002017834A1Acoustically actuated mems devicesFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2833US4727349ADepleted channel photoconductorCANADIAN PATENTS DEV·Filed 1986·Granted Feb 23, 1988·4 cites·11 claims
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