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Robert Ward
Also filed as: CARDEN JOSEPH A JR · WARD ROBERT · WARD ROBERT R · WARD ROBERT ROCH
16 granted patents·2 pending applications·503 citations·filing 1977–2004
95Inventor score
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18 records- 0195US6650803B1Method and apparatus for optical to electrical to optical conversion in an optical cross-connect switchXROS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 18, 2003·73 cites·36 claims
- 0295US4214020AProcesses for coating bundles of hollow fiber membranesMONSANTO CO·Filed 1977·Granted Jul 22, 1980·160 cites·32 claims
- 0392US7110668B2Optical network connection test apparatus and methodsTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·33 cites·16 claims
- 0490US6947623B2Signals and methods for increasing reliability in optical network equipmentNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·31 cites·22 claims
- 0588US6597826B1Optical cross-connect switching system with bridging, test access and redundancyXROS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 22, 2003·40 cites·16 claims
- 0687US6571030B1Optical cross-connect switching systemXROS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·51 cites·51 claims
- 0786US6813407B2Method and apparatus for bridging optical signals in an optical networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 2, 2004·21 cites·38 claims
- 0878US4157960AMethod for enhancing membrane separationMONSANTO CO·Filed 1977·Granted Jun 12, 1979·31 cites·25 claims
- 0965US6425430B1Apparatus for making composite sheetDU PONT·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 30, 2002·29 cites·5 claims
- 1057US6944364B2Method and apparatus for regenerating optical signals in an all-optical cross-connect switchNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 13, 2005·2 cites·16 claims
- 1156US8971706B2Link discovery, verification, and failure isolation in an optical communication systemGERSTEL ORNAN A·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 3, 2015·6 cites·8 claims
- 1253US8018838B2Apparatus and method for protection switching in a networkTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 13, 2011·2 cites·23 claims
- 1348US7181138B1Optical network connection test apparatus and methodsTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 20, 2007·11 cites·20 claims
- 1445US2002084018A1Process and apparatus for making composite sheetFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 1544US7072031B2Alignment laser for use in cross-connectsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 4, 2006·1 cites·11 claims
- 1640US2004120713A1Method and apparatus for providing sparing capacity for optical switchesFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 1735US7042922B2Method for calibrating photonic crossconnect deviceNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted May 9, 2006·0 cites·6 claims
- 1833US6179946B1Process for making composite sheetDU PONT·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·12 cites·6 claims
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