Inventor · disambiguated record
Edward F. Stephens, Iv
Also filed as: STEPHENS EDWARD F · STEPHENS IV EDWARD F · STEPHENS IV EDWARD FRANKLIN
18 granted patents·2 pending applications·304 citations·filing 1998–2021
94Inventor score
Files withNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP5CUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS INC4NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP3NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MSN3STEPHENS IV EDWARD F2
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20 records- 0196US6636538B1Laser diode packagingCUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 21, 2003·126 cites·13 claims
- 0287US7361978B2Laser diode packagingNORTHROP GRUMAN CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 22, 2008·8 cites·25 claims
- 0386US7466732B2Laser diode package with an internal fluid cooling channelNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 16, 2008·8 cites·20 claims
- 0485US7724791B2Method of manufacturing laser diode packages and arraysNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2008·Granted May 25, 2010·9 cites·20 claims
- 0584US5913108ALaser diode packagingCUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 15, 1999·66 cites·40 claims
- 0682US6728275B2Fault tolerant laser diode packageTRW INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 27, 2004·17 cites·13 claims
- 0779US7656915B2Microchannel cooler for high efficiency laser diode heat extractionNORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MSN·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 2, 2010·9 cites·23 claims
- 0876US7060515B2Method of manufacturing a laser diode packageCUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·10 cites·19 claims
- 0975US7305016B2Laser diode package with an internal fluid cooling channelNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 4, 2007·4 cites·25 claims
- 1071US6310900B1Laser diode package with heat sinkCUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·34 cites·55 claims
- 1167US8345720B2Laser diode ceramic cooler having circuitry for control and feedback of laser diode performanceNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 1, 2013·3 cites·15 claims
- 1267US7957439B2Microchannel cooler for high efficiency laser diode heat extractionNORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MSN·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 7, 2011·3 cites·20 claims
- 1363US11543223B2Ammunition cartridge including an optical primerNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 3, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1463US8518814B2Methods of fabrication of high-density laser diode stacksSTEPHENS IV EDWARD F·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 27, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 1559US7860136B2Fault tolerant laser diode packageNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 28, 2010·1 cites·7 claims
- 1654US7330491B2Fault tolerant laser diode packageNORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MSN·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 12, 2008·3 cites·14 claims
- 1744US11209257B2Voltage polarity immunity using reverse parallel laser diodesNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 1840US2008056314A1High-power laser-diode package systemNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1930US9590388B2Microchannel cooler for a single laser diode emitter based systemSTEPHENS IV EDWARD F·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 7, 2017·0 cites·21 claims
- 2025US2017117683A1Thermally conductive, current carrying, electrically isolated submount for laser diode arraysNORTHRUP GRUMMAN SPACE AND MISSION SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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