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Tony Walter — 8 Patents

ADApplied Tool Development: 4 patents #1 of 5Top 20%
CNCalient Networks: 4 patents #14 of 48Top 30%
Cary, IL: #75 of 337 inventorsTop 25%
Illinois: #11,515 of 84,256 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Tony Walter has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at Applied Tool Development. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in November 2006. Tony Walter ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Tony Walter in Cary, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2006Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2001.peak 21999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents20002001: 2 patents20012003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents20042005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents2006

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
7142744 Wavelength power equalization by attenuation in an optical switch Dan Blumenthal, John E. Bowers, Peter Hunt, Roger Helkey, Xuezhe Zheng 2006-11-28
6950215 Method and apparatus for monitoring optical switches Walt Joseph Fant, Roger Helkey, Peter Hunt, David E. Welsh 2005-09-27
6697547 Wavelength power equalization by attenuation in an optical switch Dan Blumenthal, John E. Bowers, Peter Hunt, Roger Helkey, Xuezhe Zheng 2004-02-24
6668108 Optical cross-connect switch with integrated optical signal tap Roger Helkey, John E. Bowers, Kevin S. Yamada, David E. Welsh 2003-12-23
6318615 Internal combustion powered tool 2001-11-20
6311887 Internal combustion powered tool 2001-11-06
6123241 Internal combustion powered tool J. Oscar Aparicio, Jr. 2000-09-26
5873508 Internal combustion powered tool Robert T. MacVicar, J. Oscar Aparicio, Jr., John Walter, Anton J. Walter 1999-02-23