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William K. Bischel
Also filed as: BISCHEL WILLIAM K
49 granted patents·8 pending applications·4,893 citations·filing 1977–2018
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57 records- 0199US6522794B1Display panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 18, 2003·442 cites·182 claims
- 0299US6118908AIntegrated optical device with phosphor in substrate pitGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 12, 2000·226 cites·17 claims
- 0399US5544268ADisplay panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·386 cites·52 claims
- 0498US5835458ASolid state optical data reader using an electric field for routing controlGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·278 cites·22 claims
- 0598US5703710AMethod for manipulating optical energy using poled structureDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 30, 1997·240 cites·4 claims
- 0698US5504772ALaser with electrically-controlled grating reflectorDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 2, 1996·133 cites·22 claims
- 0797US6167169AScanning method and architecture for displayGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·254 cites·54 claims
- 0897US6078704AMethod for operating a display panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 20, 2000·143 cites·49 claims
- 0996US5911018ALow loss optical switch with inducible refractive index boundary and spaced output targetGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 8, 1999·221 cites·17 claims
- 1096US5581642AOptical frequency channel selection filter with electronically-controlled grating structuresDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 3, 1996·157 cites·10 claims
- 1196US5513196AOptical source with mode reshapingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 30, 1996·157 cites·56 claims
- 1295US6522793B1Low voltage electro-optic modulator with integrated driverFiled 2001·Granted Feb 18, 2003·125 cites·49 claims
- 1394US6141465ADisplay architecture with waveguide routing and out-plane emissionGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 31, 2000·125 cites·89 claims
- 1494US5724463AProjection display with electrically controlled waveguide-routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 3, 1998·156 cites·7 claims
- 1594US5647036AProjection display with electrically-controlled waveguide routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 8, 1997·134 cites·49 claims
- 1694US5488681AMethod for controllable optical power splittingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·147 cites·4 claims
- 1793US6724968B2Photodefinition of optical devicesGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 20, 2004·86 cites·23 claims
- 1893US6507681B1Anti-waveguide routing structureGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·58 cites·33 claims
- 1993US5664032ADisplay panel with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 2, 1997·97 cites·7 claims
- 2091US6325553B1Connection system for optical redundancyGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 4, 2001·45 cites·41 claims
- 2191US6208791B1Optically integrating pixel microstructureGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·95 cites·111 claims
- 2291US5978524APhosphor RE-radiation in integrated opticsGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·73 cites·37 claims
- 2391US5912997AFrequency converter optical source for switched waveguideGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·72 cites·11 claims
- 2490US7653109B2Multi-channel laser pump source for optical amplifiersGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 26, 2010·13 cites·49 claims
- 2590US7235150B2Multi-channel laser pump source for optical amplifiersGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 26, 2007·41 cites·48 claims
- 2690US5852688AMethod for manipulating optical energy using poled structureGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 22, 1998·89 cites·5 claims
- 2789US5887089ALow insertion loss optical switches in display architectureGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 23, 1999·77 cites·24 claims
- 2889US5499256APolarized frequency-selective optical sourceDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 12, 1996·82 cites·22 claims
- 2988US6560387B1Doped fiber amplifier utilizing integrated circulator arrayFiled 2002·Granted May 6, 2003·30 cites·11 claims
- 3088US5732177AControllable beam director using poled structureDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 24, 1998·74 cites·110 claims
- 3188US5652817AOptical power splitter with electically-controlled switching structuresDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 29, 1997·49 cites·27 claims
- 3287US7263247B1Integrated optical isolator arrayGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 28, 2007·36 cites·29 claims
- 3387US5630004AControllable beam director using poled structureDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted May 13, 1997·58 cites·53 claims
- 3484US6393172B1Method of manipulating optical wave energy using patterned electro-optic structuresGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 21, 2002·58 cites·14 claims
- 3584US5781670AOptical frequency channel selection filter with electronically-controlled grating structuresGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 14, 1998·66 cites·15 claims
- 3683US6049641AConnection system for optical redundancyGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·67 cites·95 claims
- 3779US6434318B1Device and method for variable attenuation of an optical channelGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·20 cites·23 claims
- 3878USRE37809ELaser with electrically-controlled grating reflectorGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 30, 2002·38 cites·26 claims
- 3978US5504763ASystem for minimizing the depolarization of a laser beam due to thermally induced birefringenceCOHERENT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 2, 1996·47 cites·8 claims
- 4077US10852137B2Multilayer waveguide optical gyroscopeGENER8 LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 1, 2020·4 cites·32 claims
- 4177US6580842B1Integrated optical circulator arrayFiled 2002·Granted Jun 17, 2003·37 cites·23 claims
- 4275US7471856B2Short reach optical interconnectDOW CORNING·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 30, 2008·5 cites·29 claims
- 4372US5586206AOptical power splitter with electrically-controlled switching structuresDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 17, 1996·31 cites·22 claims
- 4471US6856752B2Device and method for variable attenuation of an optical channelFiled 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·8 cites·25 claims
- 4569US5491762AATM switch with electrically-controlled waveguide-routingDEACON RESEARCH·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 13, 1996·53 cites·14 claims
- 4662US6556734B1Electrical connection scheme for optical devicesGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 29, 2003·31 cites·36 claims
- 4756US6351578B1Thermo-optic switch having fast rise-timeGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 26, 2002·17 cites·67 claims
- 4854US4140978AMethod and apparatus for producing laser radiation following two-photon excitation of a gaseous mediumUS ENERGY·Filed 1977·Granted Feb 20, 1979·8 cites·22 claims
- 4952US7171064B2Thermo-optic switch having fast rise-timeBRINKMAN MICHAEL J·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·4 cites·7 claims
- 5043US2002018636A1Device and method for variable attenuation of an optical channelGEMFIRE CORP·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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