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Richard J. Black
Also filed as: BLACK RICHARD · BLACK RICHARD J · BLACK RICHARD JAMES
28 granted patents·2 pending applications·537 citations·filing 1989–2025
97Inventor score
Files withINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORP6INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS INC6IFOS INC3BLACK RICHARD J2PARK YONG-LAE2
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30 records- 0197US9110259B1Interleaved aliased AWG filter for continuous wideband wavelength discriminationBLACK RICHARD J·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 18, 2015·40 cites·23 claims
- 0294US8571409B1Wavelength-multiplexed optical controller using a ring architectureWANG RUI·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·15 cites·15 claims
- 0393US8983250B2AWG filter for wavelength interrogatorBLACK RICHARD J·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 17, 2015·34 cites·19 claims
- 0493US7903907B1Force and deflection sensor with shell membrane and optical gratings and method of manufactureINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 8, 2011·39 cites·20 claims
- 0591US11199462B1Fiber optic pressure sensorINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·6 cites·16 claims
- 0691US11000265B1Steerable biopsy needle with fiber-activated shape memory alloyINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 11, 2021·21 cites·20 claims
- 0786US8257991B1Process for manufacturing shell membrane force and deflection sensorPARK YONG-LAE·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 4, 2012·7 cites·21 claims
- 0885US11846553B2Fiber optic pressure sensorINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 19, 2023·1 cites·22 claims
- 0984US11898919B2Fiber optic pressure sensorINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 13, 2024·1 cites·13 claims
- 1084US8649847B1Steerable shape sensing biopsy needle and catheterPARK YONG-LAE·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 11, 2014·45 cites·17 claims
- 1184US6011881AFiber-optic tunable filterIFOS INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC S·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 4, 2000·85 cites·20 claims
- 1280US5940556AFiber-optic mode-routed add-drop filterIFOS·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 17, 1999·56 cites·26 claims
- 1378US6597822B1Multiplexable fiber-optic strain sensor system with temperature compensation capabilityIFOS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 22, 2003·31 cites·26 claims
- 1477US10801267B1Drill for characterization of materialsINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 1575US4946250ACompact wavelength filter integrated to a single-mode optical fiberECOLE POLYTECH·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 7, 1990·36 cites·20 claims
- 1674US8165469B1Cascade and ring measurement sensor with fixed and variant wavelength encodingMOSLEHI BEHZAD·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·5 cites·20 claims
- 1774US6038359AMode-routed fiber-optic add-drop filterINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·36 cites·26 claims
- 1873US5479546AOptimized non-linear effect tapered optical fiber interferometer/switch deviceLITTON SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 26, 1995·36 cites·15 claims
- 1971US11471135B2Steerable shape sensing biopsy needleINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 18, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2070US10238370B2Steerable shape sensing biopsy needleINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 26, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 2169US6895132B2Multiplexable fiber-optic strain sensor system with temperature compensation capabilityIFOS INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·9 cites·18 claims
- 2266US9823137B1Fiber optic temperature sensor insert for high temperature environmentsBLACK RICHARD JAMES·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 21, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 2365US12196632B2Multi-axis fiber Bragg grating sensors and systemsINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 2459US12458330B2Steerable biopsy needle with fiber-activated shape memory alloyINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·23 claims
- 2558US2025258048A1Multi-axis fiber bragg grating sensors and systemsINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2656US11877732B1Shape sensing biopsy needleINTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 23, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 2756US10675008B1Steerable biopsy needleRYU SEOK CHANG·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2020·2 cites·21 claims
- 2856US6788835B2Multiplexable fiber-optic strain sensor system with temperature compensation capabilityIFOS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 7, 2004·5 cites·11 claims
- 2953US5710848AOptimized non-linear effect tapered optical fiber and method of making sameECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTREA·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 20, 1998·16 cites·14 claims
- 3051US2025120588A1Optical Measurement ApparatusUNIV STRATHCLYDE·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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