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Fred L. Heismann — 24 Patents

ATAT&T: 18 patents #924 of 18,772Top 5%
VSViavi Solutions: 3 patents #116 of 390Top 30%
ACActerna: 1 patents #24 of 73Top 35%
FIFinisar: 1 patents #409 of 719Top 60%
Colts Neck Township, NJ: #13 of 230 inventorsTop 6%
New Jersey: #3,150 of 69,400 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Fred L. Heismann has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at AT&T. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in May 2020. Fred L. Heismann ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Fred L. Heismann in Colts Neck Township, NJ, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 1994.peak 51990: 1 patents19901993: 1 patents1994: 5 patents19941995: 1 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 2 patents1998: 2 patents19981999: 3 patents2001: 1 patents20012002: 1 patents2012: 3 patents20122017: 1 patents2019: 1 patents20192020: 1 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10651931 Determining in-band optical signal-to-noise ratio in polarization-multiplexed optical signals using signal correlations 2020-05-12 $7,824,000
10218436 Determining in-band optical signal-to-noise ratio in polarization-multiplexed optical signals using signal correlations 2019-02-26 $6,371,000
9825698 Determining in-band optical signal-to-noise ratio in polarization-multiplexed optical signals using signal correlations 2017-11-21 $4,529,000
8294896 Determining in-band optical signal-to-noise ratios in optical signals with time-varying polarization states using polarization extinction 2012-10-23
8135275 Measuring chromatic dispersion in an optical wavelength channel of an optical fiber link Brandon C. Collings 2012-03-13
8131157 Method and apparatus for generating signals with increased dispersion tolerance using a directly modulated laser transmitter Daniel Mahgerefteh, Parviz Tayebati 2012-03-06 $7,079,000
6411750 Distortion analyzer Daniel Fishman, David L. Wilson 2002-06-25 $6,644,000
6330375 Distortion analyzer for compensation apparatus of first order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) Daniel Fishman, David L. Wilson 2001-12-11 $27,833,000
5970201 Power regulation in optical networks Philip J. Anthony, Edmond J. Murphy, Timothy O. Murphy 1999-10-19 $58,642,000
5930414 Method and apparatus for automatic compensation of first-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) Daniel Fishman, David L. Wilson 1999-07-27 $52,855,000
5892606 Maintenance of optical networks Mohammad Taghi Fatehi 1999-04-06 $98,445,000
5801863 Maintenance of optical networks Mohammad Taghi Fatehi 1998-09-01 $28,227,000
5745274 Maintenance of optical networks Mohammad Taghi Fatehi 1998-04-28 $18,441,000
5611005 High-speed polarization scrambler with adjustable chirp Robert W. Smith 1997-03-11 $27,988,000
5600738 Polarization dispersion compensation for optical devices Glenn D. Bergland, Steven K. Korotky, Edmond J. Murphy 1997-02-04 $16,107,000
5495543 Polarization-independent optical wavelength selective coupler Rodney C. Alferness 1996-02-27
5388170 Electrooptic device structure and method for reducing thermal effects in optical waveguide modulators Steven K. Korotky, John J. Veselka, Jr. 1995-02-07
5361270 Apparatus and method employing polarization modulation to reduce effects of polarization hole burning and/or polarization dependent loss 1994-11-01
5359678 Apparatus and method employing fast polarization modulation to reduce effects of polarization hole burning and/or polarization dependent loss Robert Rosenberg 1994-10-25
5327511 Apparatus and method employing fast polarization modulation to reduce effects of polarization hole burning and polarization dependent loss Robert Rosenberg 1994-07-05
5317439 Automatic on-line monitoring and optimization of optical network switching nodes Mohammad Taghi Fatehi 1994-05-31
5296956 Performance monitoring and fault location for optical equipment, systems and networks Mohammad Taghi Fatehi 1994-03-22
5212743 Automatic polarization controller having broadband, reset-free operation 1993-05-18
4966431 Integrated-optic endless polarization transformer 1990-10-30