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Thomas M. Chaffee — 44 Patents

ATAT&T: 42 patents #301 of 18,772Top 2%
EIElectric Power Research Institute: 1 patents #421 of 1,201Top 40%
UMUniversity of New Mexico: 1 patents #102 of 285Top 40%
Lexington, VA: #2 of 59 inventorsTop 4%
Virginia: #353 of 34,511 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #66,838 of 4,157,543Top 2%
44 Patents All Time
Thomas M. Chaffee has been granted 44 US patents while listed as an inventor at AT&T. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in October 2025. Thomas M. Chaffee ranks #66,838 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.6%). Patent records list Thomas M. Chaffee in Lexington, VA, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 44 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12457037 Radio frequency signal transmission using free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2025-10-28
12445207 Reducing scintillation noise in free-space optical communications Wayne H. Knox, Alexander B. LeBon, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2025-10-14
RE50610 USPL-FSO lasercom point-to-point and point-to-multipoint optical wireless communication Paul F. Szajowski, Isaac Kim, Alexandre Braga 2025-09-30
12355551 Broadband wavelength division multiplexing for free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2025-07-08
12355495 Temperature control of an optical source in free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2025-07-08
12348267 Broadband optical system with semiconductor optical amplifier Wayne H. Knox 2025-07-01
12348268 Free space optical communications using a remote optical head Wayne H. Knox, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2025-07-01
12316374 Free space optical communications using a spectrally-equalizing amplifier Wayne H. Knox 2025-05-27
12316376 Broadband impulsive coding with amplified spontaneous emission source for free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2025-05-27
12278665 Impulsive detection techniques in free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2025-04-15
12250021 Active feedback noise reduction for free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2025-03-11
12244341 Radio frequency signal transmission using free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2025-03-04
12244350 Reducing scintillation noise in free-space optical communications Wayne H. Knox, Alexander B. LeBon, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2025-03-04
12237914 Broadband wavelength division multiplexing for free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2025-02-25
12206451 Free space optical communications using a remote optical head Wayne H. Knox, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2025-01-21
12184336 Temperature control of an optical source in free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2024-12-31
12184326 Free space optical communications using a spectrally-equalizing amplifier Wayne H. Knox 2024-12-31
12149290 Impulsive detection techniques in free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2024-11-19
12119875 Free space optical communications using multi-detectors Wayne H. Knox, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2024-10-15
12119871 Reducing scintillation noise in free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox, Alexander B. LeBon, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2024-10-15
12113580 Reducing scintillation noise in free-space optical communications Wayne H. Knox, Alexander B. LeBon, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2024-10-08
12095504 Reducing scintillation noise in free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox, Alexander B. LeBon, Brian M. Gregory, Taz M. Colangelo 2024-09-17
12052059 Impulsive detection techniques in free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2024-07-30
12047118 Free space optical communications using a spectrally-equalizing amplifier Wayne H. Knox 2024-07-23
12009867 Temperature control of an optical source in free space optical communications Wayne H. Knox 2024-06-11