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Irl W. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH IRL W · SMITH JR IRL W · SMITH JR IRL WILSON
31 granted patents·7 pending applications·634 citations·filing 1976–2016
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38 records- 0199US9477135B1Non-mechanically steered high-power laser transmitterRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2016·38 cites·20 claims
- 0295US4284329ALaser gyroscope systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1979·Granted Aug 18, 1981·48 cites·6 claims
- 0394US4229106AElectromagnetic wave ring resonatorRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1978·Granted Oct 21, 1980·44 cites·28 claims
- 0489US7428100B2Wide-angle beam steering systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 23, 2008·11 cites·16 claims
- 0589US6545563B1Digitally controlled monolithic microwave integrated circuitsRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 8, 2003·72 cites·7 claims
- 0688US4470701ADispersion equalized ring laser gyroscopeRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 11, 1984·32 cites·2 claims
- 0787US4433418AOff-axis astigmatic unstable laser resonatorRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1981·Granted Feb 21, 1984·30 cites·11 claims
- 0886US8116632B2Space-time division multiple-access laser communications systemMINISCALCO WILLIAM J·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 14, 2012·29 cites·26 claims
- 0985US5805769AAdjustable ellipsoidal reflector for food heating apparatusAMANA COMPANY L P·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 8, 1998·48 cites·20 claims
- 1084US9470953B2High power optical switchRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·3 cites·26 claims
- 1182US9680565B2Free-space optical network with agile beam-based protection switchingRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 13, 2017·6 cites·21 claims
- 1280US4141651ALaser gyroscope output optics structureRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1977·Granted Feb 27, 1979·25 cites·17 claims
- 1375US7215472B2Wide-angle beam steering systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2004·Granted May 8, 2007·14 cites·6 claims
- 1475US4110045AElectromagnetic wave ring resonatorRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1976·Granted Aug 29, 1978·26 cites·24 claims
- 1573US9632345B2Liquid crystal control structure, tip-tilt-focus optical phased array and high power adaptive opticRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 25, 2017·2 cites·10 claims
- 1669US4813774ASkewed rhombus ring laser gyroRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 21, 1989·26 cites·12 claims
- 1767US5986590AAntenna systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·34 cites·14 claims
- 1867US4548501ALaser gyroscope systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 22, 1985·15 cites·4 claims
- 1966US4482249AElectromagnetic wave ring resonatorRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1982·Granted Nov 13, 1984·14 cites·15 claims
- 2062US5821901AAntenna systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 13, 1998·30 cites·34 claims
- 2158US5004343AMultiple ring paths in one blockRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 2, 1991·11 cites·26 claims
- 2252US9772451B2High power optical switchRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 26, 2017·0 cites·12 claims
- 2351US5412475ADiagonal pathlength controlRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1989·Granted May 2, 1995·11 cites·7 claims
- 2448US5063361ASerrodyne modulatorRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 5, 1991·18 cites·6 claims
- 2547US6282224B1Non-planar Q-switched ring laser systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·13 cites·12 claims
- 2647US4504123AHigh efficiency polarizing beamsplitterRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1981·Granted Mar 12, 1985·9 cites·12 claims
- 2747US2014313568A1Hyper-hemispherical beam angle magnifierRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2845US2014268328A1Polarization Grating StackRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2944US5084898APassive pathlength control mirror for laserRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 28, 1992·9 cites·21 claims
- 3043US2012081621A1High Fill-Factor Electronic Beam SteererDORSCHNER TERRY A·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3143US2008247026A1Optical diplexer with liquid crystal tunable waveplateSMITH IRL W·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3239US4436426AHigh-precision reflectometerRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1980·Granted Mar 13, 1984·6 cites·16 claims
- 3339US2006262396A1Optical diplexer with liquid crystal tunable waveplateSMITH IRL W·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3438US8594511B2Method and apparatus for maintaining a coherent combined beam during arbitrary steeringSMITH IRL W·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 26, 2013·1 cites·23 claims
- 3537US2015097290A1COMPOSITE METAL TRANSMISSION LINE BRIDGE STRUCTURE FOR MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (MMICs)RAYTHEON CO·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3635US2008031627A1Optical communication systemSMITH IRL W·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3733US5333046ADiagonal pathlength controlRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 26, 1994·4 cites·3 claims
- 3827US5654716ACircuit for short duration multiple look pulse based frequency measurementRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 5, 1997·5 cites·22 claims
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