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Sergey Frolov
Also filed as: FROLOV SERGEY · FROLOV SERGEY V
76 granted patents·23 pending applications·1,483 citations·filing 2001–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC49SUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC12INPLANE PHOTONICS INC9FROLOV SERGEY7FROLOV SERGEY V5
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99 records- 0199US9834455B2Solar desalination system employing a humidification-dehumidification processSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 5, 2017·25 cites·24 claims
- 0299US9834454B2Hybrid solar desalination systemSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 5, 2017·27 cites·16 claims
- 0399US9083425B1Distributed airborne wireless networksSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·220 cites·30 claims
- 0499US8897770B1Apparatus for distributed airborne wireless communicationsSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 25, 2014·387 cites·29 claims
- 0598US9758257B1Airflow sensing systems and apparatusSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·27 cites·23 claims
- 0698US9714090B2Aircraft for vertical take-off and landingSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 25, 2017·54 cites·23 claims
- 0798US9391700B1Integrated optical receiver skinSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 12, 2016·26 cites·29 claims
- 0898US8983455B1Apparatus for distributed airborne wireless communicationsSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 17, 2015·52 cites·30 claims
- 0998US8835748B2Multi-junction PV moduleFROLOV SERGEY·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 16, 2014·131 cites·16 claims
- 1098US8448898B1Autonomous solar aircraftFROLOV SERGEY V·Filed 2012·Granted May 28, 2013·99 cites·28 claims
- 1196US9985718B2Methods for providing distributed airborne wireless communicationsSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 29, 2018·13 cites·30 claims
- 1296US8746620B1Adaptive solar airframeSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 10, 2014·19 cites·22 claims
- 1395US10505240B1Methods and apparatus for thermal energy management in electric vehiclesSUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 10, 2019·16 cites·23 claims
- 1495US10017271B2Methods of three dimensional (3D) airflow sensing and analysisSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 10, 2018·7 cites·18 claims
- 1595US9841616B1Mobile system incorporating flexible and tunable anti-reflective skin and method of useSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·14 cites·29 claims
- 1695US9596020B2Methods for providing distributed airborne wireless communicationsSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 14, 2017·17 cites·29 claims
- 1795US9570795B1Multi-functional skin incorporating a photo-voltaic array and a RF antennaSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 14, 2017·24 cites·28 claims
- 1893US11042047B1Mobile system incorporating flexible and tunable optically reflective skin and method of useSUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 22, 2021·8 cites·21 claims
- 1993US11034443B2Modular aircraft assembly for airborne and ground transportSUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 15, 2021·20 cites·29 claims
- 2093US10040553B2Vertical take-off and landing detachable carrier and system for airborne and ground transportationSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 7, 2018·19 cites·29 claims
- 2193US9836065B2Distributed airborne transportation systemSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 5, 2017·8 cites·18 claims
- 2292US9881774B2Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin films with composition controlled by co-sputteringFRANTZ JESSE A·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 30, 2018·9 cites·21 claims
- 2392US9870005B2Apparatus for close formation flightSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 16, 2018·9 cites·29 claims
- 2491US10538435B2Solar desalination system employing a humidification-dehumidification processSUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 21, 2020·3 cites·22 claims
- 2591US8461504B1Methods for optical restricting including a photorestrictor for producing and transferring photoexcitations(as amended)FROLOV SERGEY V·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 11, 2013·8 cites·21 claims
- 2691US8455808B1Apparatus for optical restricting having an absorber material for producing and transferring photoexcitations to an emitter material(as amended)FROLOV SERGEY V·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 4, 2013·13 cites·20 claims
- 2790US9802711B2Multi-layer de-icing skin for aircraft platformsSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 31, 2017·7 cites·29 claims
- 2890US9087948B1Manufacturing method of multi-junction PV modulesSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 2987US10659146B2Methods and apparatus for airborne synthetic antennasSUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 19, 2020·5 cites·30 claims
- 3087US9541924B2Methods and apparatus for distributed airborne transportation systemSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·5 cites·21 claims
- 3187US9012763B2Stretchable photovoltaic devices and carriersFROLOV SERGEY V·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 21, 2015·9 cites·6 claims
- 3286US8224189B1Retro-directive target for free-space optical communication and method of producing the sameFROLOV SERGEY·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 17, 2012·13 cites·27 claims
- 3386US8012788B1Multi-stage formation of thin-films for photovoltaic devicesSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 6, 2011·4 cites·18 claims
- 3486US6920257B1Resonator cavity for optical isolationINPLANE PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 19, 2005·32 cites·34 claims
- 3586US2025346374A1Flight control methods for operating close formation flightSunlight Aerospsce Inc·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3685US10301037B2Methods for situational awareness during formation flightSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·2 cites·26 claims
- 3785US8343794B2Method and apparatus for manufacturing multi-layered electro-optic devicesSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 1, 2013·4 cites·10 claims
- 3884US11245142B2Methods and apparatus for thermal energy management in electric vehiclesSUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 8, 2022·1 cites·71 claims
- 3983US10144523B1Multi-layer de-icing skin for aircraft platforms: failure resistant, energy efficient and extended lifetime method of useSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·4 cites·28 claims
- 4083US8894826B2Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin films with composition controlled by co-sputteringFRANTZ JESSE A·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 25, 2014·4 cites·15 claims
- 4182US10450083B2Methods of airflow vortex sensing and trackingSUNLIGHT AEROSPACE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 22, 2019·1 cites·15 claims
- 4281US8097980B2Distributed solar power plant and a method of its connection to the existing power gridCYRUS MICHAEL·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 17, 2012·16 cites·24 claims
- 4379US9302782B2Methods and apparatus for a distributed airborne wireless communications fleetSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·29 cites·28 claims
- 4477US7910396B2Three-stage formation of thin-films for photovoltaic devicesSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 22, 2011·3 cites·15 claims
- 4576US7842534B2Method for forming a compound semi-conductor thin-filmSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 30, 2010·3 cites·17 claims
- 4674US9391457B2Apparatus and method for producing AC powerSUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 12, 2016·1 cites·30 claims
- 4774US6915047B1Broadband, polarization independent integrated optical tapINPLANE PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 5, 2005·15 cites·36 claims
- 4871US6961502B1Optical module including an optically lossy component and an erbium-doped waveguide for insertion between stages of an optical amplifierINPLANE PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 1, 2005·13 cites·29 claims
- 4971US6501874B1Dispersion compensator using Bragg gratings in transmissionINPLANE PHOTONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 31, 2002·14 cites·70 claims
- 5069US8187906B2Method for fabricating composite substances for thin film electro-optical devicesFROLOV SERGEY·Filed 2008·Granted May 29, 2012·1 cites·26 claims
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