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William A. Thompson
Also filed as: THOMPSON JR WILLIAM A · THOMPSON WILLIAM A · THOMPSON WILLIAM ANDREW
15 granted patents·3 pending applications·402 citations·filing 1975–2016
94Inventor score
Files withLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC9AGERE SYST OPTOELECTRONICS1ALCATEL LUCENT USA INC1ANDERSON GARY D1FISHMAN DANIEL A1
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18 records- 0196US4046394AShopping cartROBLIN INDUSTRIES·Filed 1975·Granted Sep 6, 1977·100 cites·19 claims
- 0292US6798567B2Method and apparatus for controlling power transients in an optical communication systemLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·41 cites·6 claims
- 0381US6973268B1Bi-directional optical transmission using dual channel bandsLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 6, 2005·25 cites·26 claims
- 0481US6249510B1Signal protection system for bi-direction ring networkLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 19, 2001·69 cites·6 claims
- 0574US7286763B2Optical add/drop multiplexer having a banded channel configurationLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 23, 2007·13 cites·34 claims
- 0673US6243179B1Banded add drop deviceAGERE SYST OPTOELECTRONICS·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 5, 2001·39 cites·9 claims
- 0760US7957643B2Method and apparatus for automatically controlling optical signal power in optical transmission systemsALCATEL LUCENT USA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 7, 2011·8 cites·16 claims
- 0856US7263285B2Method, apparatus and system for the automatic provisioning of a network elementLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 28, 2007·6 cites·26 claims
- 0951US5485633AMethod for transmitting a message to multiple communication unitsFiled 1993·Granted Jan 16, 1996·39 cites·7 claims
- 1050US6559988B1Optical wavelength add/drop multiplexer for dual signal transmission ratesLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 6, 2003·14 cites·38 claims
- 1149US6937823B2Method for preventing lasing in an optical ring networkLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 30, 2005·4 cites·14 claims
- 1248US5001866AGasket assemblyMDT CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 26, 1991·14 cites·16 claims
- 1346US7161734B2Method and apparatus for controlling power transients in an optical communication systemLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 9, 2007·0 cites·9 claims
- 1444US6313940B1System based control of optical amplifier transmission functionsLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 6, 2001·17 cites·31 claims
- 1544US2008126854A1Redundant service processor failover protocolANDERSON GARY D·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1643US4478019AStructural foam partitionsGEN PARTITIONS MFG CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Oct 23, 1984·13 cites·4 claims
- 1741US2005281295A1Optical add/drop multiplexer having an alternated channel configurationFISHMAN DANIEL A·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1840US2017231246A1Apparatus and method for infusing coffee beans with an aromatic flavorTHOMPSON WILLIAM ANDREW·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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