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Waveguides, resonators & lines
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within H01P · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest H01P patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Juan Alejandro Herbsommer49 patents · 792 citations
- 296Hitoshi Tada47 patents · 647 citations
- 392Christos Tsironis103 patents · 702 citations
- 488Raafat R. Mansour25 patents · 422 citations
- 583Moonil Kim12 patents · 205 citations
- 679David Bowie Cruickshank40 patents · 303 citations
- 775Michael David Hill42 patents · 282 citations
- 871Kristi Pance25 patents · 166 citations
- 967Takuro Sato7 patents · 150 citations
- 1063Shawn Shi18 patents · 195 citations
- 1158Iain Alexander Macfarlane16 patents · 107 citations
- 1254Anders Jensen23 patents · 72 citations
- 1350David D. Crouch14 patents · 117 citations
- 1446David Martin Firor14 patents · 76 citations
- 1542Giuseppe Resnati18 patents · 67 citations
- 1638Per-Simon Kildal5 patents · 152 citations
- 1733Peter J. Bisiules5 patents · 124 citations
- 1829Jean-Olivier Plouchart6 patents · 62 citations
- 1925Michael Hollenbeck24 patents · 63 citations
- 2021David W. Abraham9 patents · 48 citations
- 2117Nam-Shin Park34 patents · 75 citations
- 2213Robert Smith23 patents · 46 citations
- 238Joseph Staudinger8 patents · 63 citations
- 244Jeffrey Alan Shunkwiler10 patents · 45 citations
- 251Noritsugu Shiokawa15 patents · 72 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H01P output across the last 5 years
- 199John D. Joannopoulos31 patents · 5,143 citations
- 296Aristeidis Karalis25 patents · 4,355 citations
- 392Marin Soljacic26 patents · 4,355 citations
- 488Irwin Gerszberg261 patents · 24,116 citations
- 583Paul Shala Henry281 patents · 26,923 citations
- 679Farhad Barzegar252 patents · 23,845 citations
- 775Robert Bennett240 patents · 22,705 citations
- 871Thomas M. Willis, Iii257 patents · 24,734 citations
- 967Donald J. Barnickel226 patents · 21,617 citations
- 1063Giovanni Vannucci91 patents · 7,675 citations
- 1158Peter Wolniansky33 patents · 2,273 citations
- 1254Shikik Johnson19 patents · 2,563 citations
- 1350James S. Cable13 patents · 895 citations
- 1446Mark L. Burgener13 patents · 895 citations
- 1542Juan Alejandro Herbsommer49 patents · 792 citations
- 1638Baher Haroun17 patents · 506 citations
- 1733Harold Lee Rappaport18 patents · 670 citations
- 1829Gerd Schuppener15 patents · 388 citations
- 1925Koji Furutani17 patents · 539 citations
- 2021Toshiro Hiratsuka42 patents · 814 citations
- 2117Hitoshi Tada47 patents · 647 citations
- 2213Jonathan J. Lynch9 patents · 608 citations
- 238Allen F. Podell41 patents · 604 citations
- 244Baleegh Abdo53 patents · 441 citations
- 251Masaharu Ito11 patents · 333 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in H01P
- 199John D. Joannopoulos31 patents · 5,143 citations
- 296Aristeidis Karalis25 patents · 4,355 citations
- 392Marin Soljacic26 patents · 4,355 citations
- 488Irwin Gerszberg261 patents · 24,116 citations
- 583Paul Shala Henry281 patents · 26,923 citations
- 679Farhad Barzegar252 patents · 23,845 citations
- 775Robert Bennett240 patents · 22,705 citations
- 871Thomas M. Willis, Iii257 patents · 24,734 citations
- 967Donald J. Barnickel226 patents · 21,617 citations
- 1063Stanley S. Toncich32 patents · 1,991 citations
- 1158William Taylor17 patents · 2,646 citations
- 1254Giovanni Vannucci91 patents · 7,675 citations
- 1350Peter Wolniansky33 patents · 2,273 citations
- 1446Shikik Johnson19 patents · 2,563 citations
- 1542Louise Sengupta31 patents · 3,259 citations
- 1638Yongfei Zhu22 patents · 2,653 citations
- 1733Frederick M. Espiau19 patents · 1,821 citations
- 1829Yian Chang19 patents · 1,821 citations
- 1925Chandrashekhar J. Joshi10 patents · 885 citations
- 2021Larry W. Fullerton29 patents · 1,025 citations
- 2117Mark D. Roberts29 patents · 1,025 citations
- 2213James S. Cable13 patents · 895 citations
- 238Mark L. Burgener13 patents · 895 citations
- 244Cornelis Frederik Du Toit16 patents · 1,302 citations
- 251Deirdre A. Ryan12 patents · 1,011 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring H01P patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US11967764B1✦ AISingle antenna with dual circular polarizations and quad feeds for millimeter wave applica6 cites · 202474% earned
- 296US12040765B1✦ AIDigital phase shifter4 cites · 202482% earned
- 392US12052007B1✦ AIDigital phase shifter4 cites · 202482% earned
- 488US12034230B1All-metal dual-polarized feeding element and all-metal dual-polarized panel antenna3 cites · 202480% earned
- 583US11857304B1Radio frequency antenna with varying impedance for wearable6 cites · 202485% earned
- 679US12261366B1Horn antennas with integrated feed networks3 cites · 202580% earned
- 775US12234192B2Methods of forming articles having spinel-based oxides containing magnesium, aluminum and 2 cites · 202467% earned
- 871US12368221B2Dielectric filter2 cites · 202476% earned
- 967US12334943B2Atomic clock system2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1063US11867736B1Load pull system using waveguide tuner3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1158US11863148B1Active impedance tuner for base-band load pull3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1254US11881607B1Longitudinally ridged septum orthomode transducer polarizer3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1350US12334655B2Antenna and electronic device2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1446US12537288B2Antenna module implemented in multi-layer package and electronic device comprising the sam1 cites · 202556% earned
- 1542US12166262B1Apparatus, methods and design system for wide-band millimeter wave RWG to air-filled SIW t1 cites · 202456% earned
- 1638US12172932B1Preparation method for microwave dielectric resonator with laminated structure1 cites · 202567% earned
- 1733US12388175B2Phase shifter with adjustable output mode and antenna2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1829US11949392B1Broadband power combiner/splitter architecture with low losses2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1925US11948979B1Heterogeneously integrated acoustoelectric amplifiers2 cites · 202476% earned
- 2021US12301171B2Power amplifier antenna structure1 cites · 202450% earned
- 2117US12231128B2Frequency selective limiter having reduced spike leakage1 cites · 202450% earned
- 2213US12278412B2Infinite shaped coupler1 cites · 202556% earned
- 238US12512606B2Multiband cross-dipole radiating elements and base station antennas including arrays of su1 cites · 202567% earned
- 244US12362478B2Transmission line phase shifter, system, chip, and radar sensor1 cites · 202467% earned
- 251US11916273B1Broadband rotary joint for millimeter wave transmission2 cites · 202476% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring H01P patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11289799B2✦ AIBase station antennas with compact remote electronic tilt actuators for controlling multip44 cites · 202192% earned
- 296US10930992B1✦ AIMethod and apparatus for communicating between waveguide systems42 cites · 202192% earned
- 392US10886589B1✦ AIGuided wave coupling system for telephony cable messenger wire and methods for use therewi41 cites · 202192% earned
- 488US10951267B1Method and apparatus for adapting a waveguide to properties of a physical transmission med33 cites · 202191% earned
- 583US11600920B2Remote electronic tilt actuators for controlling multiple phase shifters and base station 28 cites · 202291% earned
- 679US11031667B1Method and apparatus having an adjustable structure positioned along a transmission medium26 cites · 202190% earned
- 775US11171399B2Meandering waveguide ridges and related sensor assemblies26 cites · 202190% earned
- 871US11031692B1System including antenna and ultra-wideband ortho-mode transducer with ridge21 cites · 202190% earned
- 967US11063334B2Method and apparatus having one or more adjustable structures for launching or receiving e21 cites · 202190% earned
- 1063US11555748B2Sensors incorporated into tire plies to detect reversible deformation and/or temperature c15 cites · 202189% earned
- 1158US11563259B2Waveguide signal confinement structures and related sensor assemblies17 cites · 202189% earned
- 1254US11201381B1Corporate power splitter with integrated filtering17 cites · 202189% earned
- 1350US10957971B2Feed to waveguide transition structures and related sensor assemblies19 cites · 202190% earned
- 1446US11114733B2Waveguide interconnect transitions and related sensor assemblies19 cites · 202190% earned
- 1542US11637355B1Fully integrated parity-time symmetric electronics13 cites · 202388% earned
- 1638US11283162B2Transitional waveguide structures and related sensor assemblies18 cites · 202189% earned
- 1733US11444364B2Folded waveguide for antenna15 cites · 202283% earned
- 1829US11011282B1Wearable microwave meta-skin with tunable frequency selective and cloaking effects22 cites · 202190% earned
- 1925US11121441B1Surface integrated waveguide including radiating elements disposed between curved sections12 cites · 202188% earned
- 2021US11277902B2Single layer radio frequency integrated circuit package and related low loss grounded copl12 cites · 202188% earned
- 2117US11223098B2Waveguide system comprising a scattering device for generating a second non-fundamental wa16 cites · 202184% earned
- 2213US11437708B2Antenna effect protection and electrostatic discharge protection for three-dimensional int11 cites · 202188% earned
- 238US11539139B1Wideband millimeter-wave microstrip antenna having impedance stabilizing elements and ante13 cites · 202283% earned
- 244US11619613B1Thermoacoustic measurement probe8 cites · 202386% earned
- 251US11201402B1Phase shifter assembly10 cites · 202187% earned
All-time canon
The defining H01P patents of the whole record
- 199US7741734B2✦ AIWireless non-radiative energy transfer1,034 cites · 200780% earned
- 296US5889449A✦ AIElectromagnetic transmission line elements having a boundary between materials of high and707 cites · 199990% earned
- 392US7009471B2✦ AIMethod and apparatus for launching a surfacewave onto a single conductor transmission line705 cites · 200495% earned
- 488US7567154B2Surface wave transmission system over a single conductor having E-fields terminating along692 cites · 200892% earned
- 583US8344829B2Technique for conveying a wireless-standard signal through a barrier671 cites · 201192% earned
- 679US8212635B2Surface wave coupler670 cites · 201195% earned
- 775US8253516B2Using an electric power cable as the vehicle for communicating an information-bearing sign659 cites · 201195% earned
- 871US6960968B2Planar resonator for wireless power transfer647 cites · 200495% earned
- 967US8237617B1Surface wave antenna mountable on existing conductive structures627 cites · 201295% earned
- 1063US5526172AMicrominiature, monolithic, variable electrical signal processor and apparatus including s596 cites · 199695% earned
- 1158US8991704B2Snap-on module for selectively installing receiving element(s) to a mobile device530 cites · 201395% earned
- 1254US9490869B1Transmission medium having multiple cores and methods for use therewith527 cites · 201689% earned
- 1350US7994721B2Plasma lamp and methods using a waveguide body and protruding bulb522 cites · 200795% earned
- 1446US9509415B1Methods and apparatus for inducing a fundamental wave mode on a transmission medium518 cites · 201687% earned
- 1542US9312919B1Transmission device with impairment compensation and methods for use therewith504 cites · 201686% earned
- 1638US4825221ADirectly emitting dielectric transmission line501 cites · 198995% earned
- 1733US9866309B2Host node device and methods for use therewith483 cites · 201688% earned
- 1829US9853342B2Dielectric transmission medium connector and methods for use therewith482 cites · 201790% earned
- 1925US9768833B2Method and apparatus for sensing a condition in a transmission medium of electromagnetic w479 cites · 201686% earned
- 2021US9793951B2Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference479 cites · 201790% earned
- 2117US9793954B2Magnetic coupling device and methods for use therewith478 cites · 201688% earned
- 2213US9608740B2Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference477 cites · 201787% earned
- 238US9653770B2Guided wave coupler, coupling module and methods for use therewith473 cites · 201686% earned
- 244US9564947B2Guided-wave transmission device with diversity and methods for use therewith473 cites · 201688% earned
- 251US9882257B2Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference473 cites · 201790% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest H01P patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY42 patents · 2,830 citations
- 296TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC107 patents · 2,682 citations
- 392RAYTHEON CO302 patents · 5,731 citations
- 488MURATA MANUFACTURING CO1,158 patents · 12,522 citations
- 583KYOCERA CORP83 patents · 1,907 citations
- 679BOEING CO106 patents · 1,530 citations
- 775VIASAT INC56 patents · 1,047 citations
- 871TDK CORP197 patents · 2,182 citations
- 967HRL LAB LLC51 patents · 1,209 citations
- 1063ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M185 patents · 1,864 citations
- 1158NEC CORP162 patents · 2,160 citations
- 1254TOSHIBA KK125 patents · 1,427 citations
- 1350INTEL CORP208 patents · 1,402 citations
- 1446IBM254 patents · 1,752 citations
- 1542QUALCOMM INC65 patents · 659 citations
- 1638SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD161 patents · 874 citations
- 1733IND TECH RES INST34 patents · 568 citations
- 1829NASA32 patents · 511 citations
- 1925LOCKHEED CORP78 patents · 693 citations
- 2021GEORGIA TECH RES INST18 patents · 279 citations
- 2117ROCKWELL COLLINS INC23 patents · 493 citations
- 2213SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC129 patents · 834 citations
- 238PSEMI CORP33 patents · 162 citations
- 244GRIESHABER VEGA KG29 patents · 435 citations
- 251SPINNER GMBH ELEKTROTECH25 patents · 478 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H01P output across the last 5 years
- 199AT & T IP I LP324 patents · 29,294 citations
- 296MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY42 patents · 2,830 citations
- 392TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC107 patents · 2,682 citations
- 488RAYTHEON CO302 patents · 5,731 citations
- 583MURATA MANUFACTURING CO1,158 patents · 12,522 citations
- 679KYOCERA CORP83 patents · 1,907 citations
- 775BOEING CO106 patents · 1,530 citations
- 871VIASAT INC56 patents · 1,047 citations
- 967TDK CORP197 patents · 2,182 citations
- 1063HRL LAB LLC51 patents · 1,209 citations
- 1158ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M185 patents · 1,864 citations
- 1254MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP186 patents · 2,430 citations
- 1350NEC CORP162 patents · 2,160 citations
- 1446TOSHIBA KK125 patents · 1,427 citations
- 1542BOSCH GMBH ROBERT54 patents · 875 citations
- 1638UNIV CALIFORNIA33 patents · 908 citations
- 1733INTEL CORP208 patents · 1,402 citations
- 1829COM DEV LTD62 patents · 1,506 citations
- 1925IBM254 patents · 1,752 citations
- 2021QUALCOMM INC65 patents · 659 citations
- 2117SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD161 patents · 874 citations
- 2213SHARP KK34 patents · 574 citations
- 238MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC17 patents · 275 citations
- 244IND TECH RES INST34 patents · 568 citations
- 251GEN ELECTRIC54 patents · 1,052 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in H01P
- 199JOANNOPOULOS JOHN D17 patents · 3,011 citations
- 296AT & T IP I LP324 patents · 29,294 citations
- 392KYOCERA WIRELESS CORP35 patents · 2,017 citations
- 488MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY42 patents · 2,830 citations
- 583PARATEK MICROWAVE INC55 patents · 5,400 citations
- 679TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC107 patents · 2,682 citations
- 775LUXIM CORP17 patents · 1,822 citations
- 871CEDAR RIDGE RESEARCH LLC22 patents · 941 citations
- 967PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP9 patents · 757 citations
- 1063SUPERCONDUCTING CORE TECHNOLOG5 patents · 1,275 citations
- 1158US ARMY111 patents · 3,701 citations
- 1254MOTOROLA INC295 patents · 10,329 citations
- 1350RAYTHEON CO302 patents · 5,731 citations
- 1446MURATA MANUFACTURING CO1,158 patents · 12,522 citations
- 1542LORAL SPACE SYSTEMS INC23 patents · 1,428 citations
- 1638ANDREW CORP47 patents · 1,778 citations
- 1733HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO199 patents · 5,766 citations
- 1829HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP52 patents · 1,861 citations
- 1925KYOCERA CORP83 patents · 1,907 citations
- 2021BOEING CO106 patents · 1,530 citations
- 2117TRW INC64 patents · 2,135 citations
- 2213VIASAT INC56 patents · 1,047 citations
- 238SONY CORP93 patents · 1,979 citations
- 244JUNKOSHA CO LTD7 patents · 1,106 citations
- 251NOKIA CORP26 patents · 1,182 citations
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