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Thomas M. Willis, III

ATAT&T: 51 patents #6 of 1,158Top 1%
ASAdrian Steel: 1 patents #3 of 8Top 40%
Petersburg, MI: #1 of 2 inventorsTop 50%
Michigan: #8 of 9,874 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (2021): #245 of 548,734Top 1%
52 Patents 2021

Issued Patents 2021

Showing 26–50 of 52 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
10992343 Guided electromagnetic wave communications via an underground cable Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci, Irwin Gerszberg, Peter Wolniansky, Robert Bennett +2 more 2021-04-27
10985436 Apparatus and method utilizing a transmission medium with hollow waveguide cores Robert Bennett, Paul Shala Henry, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Donald J. Barnickel 2021-04-20
10978773 Guided wave dielectric coupler having a dielectric cable with an exposed dielectric core position for enabling electromagnetic coupling between the cable and a transmission medium Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Paul Shala Henry 2021-04-13
10964995 Dielectric coupling system with mode control and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci 2021-03-30
10965344 Methods and apparatus for exchanging wireless signals utilizing electromagnetic waves having differing characteristics Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci 2021-03-30
10965340 Transmission medium and communication interfaces and methods for use therewith Robert Bennett, Paul Shala Henry, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Donald J. Barnickel 2021-03-30
10958307 Directional coupling device and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Irwin Gerszberg, Farhad Barzegar, Donald J. Barnickel 2021-03-23
10959072 Method and apparatus for deploying equipment of a communication system Ken Liu, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Pamela A. M. Bogdan, Donald J. Barnickel +6 more 2021-03-23
10957977 Device with virtual reflector for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves Paul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Donald J. Barnickel, Giovanni Vannucci, Farhad Barzegar +2 more 2021-03-23
10951267 Method and apparatus for adapting a waveguide to properties of a physical transmission medium Robert Bennett, Peter Wolniansky, Jeffrey Joseph Farah, Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci +3 more 2021-03-16
10951265 Surface wave repeater with cancellation and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci, Irwin Gerszberg, Peter Wolniansky, Robert Bennett +2 more 2021-03-16
10945138 Dual mode communications device with remote device feedback and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci 2021-03-09
10944177 Multi-feed dielectric antenna system and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, Donald J. Barnickel, Farhad Barzegar, Robert Bennett, Irwin Gerszberg 2021-03-09
10938123 Radial antenna and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Donald J. Barnickel 2021-03-02
10938108 Frequency selective multi-feed dielectric antenna system and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, Donald J. Barnickel, Farhad Barzegar, Robert Bennett, Irwin Gerszberg 2021-03-02
10931012 Device with programmable reflector for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves Paul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Donald J. Barnickel, Giovanni Vannucci, Farhad Barzegar +2 more 2021-02-23
10931330 Method and apparatus for use with a radio distributed antenna system having an out-of- band reference signal Irwin Gerszberg, Paul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Donald J. Barnickel 2021-02-23
10931018 Multi-feed dielectric antenna system with core selection and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, Donald J. Barnickel, Farhad Barzegar, Robert Bennett, Irwin Gerszberg 2021-02-23
10930992 Method and apparatus for communicating between waveguide systems Farhad Barzegar, Paul Shala Henry, Giovanni Vannucci, Peter Wolniansky, Robert Bennett +2 more 2021-02-23
10924942 Apparatus and methods for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg, Giovanni Vannucci, Robert Bennett, Donald J. Barnickel +1 more 2021-02-16
10924158 Machine assisted development of deployment site inventory Pamela A. M. Bogdan, George Blandino, Ken Liu, Leon Lubranski, Eric Myburgh +6 more 2021-02-16
10916863 Antenna system with dielectric array and methods for use therewith Paul Shala Henry, William Taylor, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg +1 more 2021-02-09
10916969 Method and apparatus for providing power using an inductive coupling David M. Britz, Robert Bennett, Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg, Farhad Barzegar +6 more 2021-02-09
10914904 Method and apparatus for providing power to waveguide systems Farhad Barzegar, Giovanni Vannucci, Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg, Robert Bennett +1 more 2021-02-09
10886972 Methods and apparatus for selectively controlling energy consumption of a waveguide system Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Giovanni Vannucci, Paul Shala Henry, Irwin Gerszberg +1 more 2021-01-05