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Christopher R. Cole
Also filed as: COLE CHRISTOPHER · COLE CHRISTOPHER R · COLE CHRISTOPHER ROBERT
56 granted patents·6 pending applications·3,622 citations·filing 1994–2025
99Inventor score
Files withACUSON41FINISAR CORP10COLE CHRISTOPHER R5NUBIS COMMUNICATIONS INC2YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO LTD2
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62 records- 0198US12101904B2Communication systems having pluggable optical modulesNUBIS COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 24, 2024·9 cites·19 claims
- 0298US5608690ATransmit beamformer with frequency dependent focusACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 4, 1997·162 cites·41 claims
- 0397US6363033B1Method and apparatus for transmit beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 26, 2002·138 cites·6 claims
- 0497US5685308AMethod and apparatus for receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 11, 1997·128 cites·80 claims
- 0596US7860400B2Serializer/deserializers for use in optoelectronic devicesFINISAR CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 28, 2010·28 cites·18 claims
- 0696US6104673AMethod and apparatus for transmit beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·153 cites·12 claims
- 0795US5740128AUltrasonic harmonic imaging system and methodACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·104 cites·54 claims
- 0894US8068742B2Phase shift keyed modulation of optical signal using chirp managed laserCOLE CHRISTOPHER R·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 29, 2011·41 cites·26 claims
- 0994US5678554AUltrasound transducer for multiple focusing and method for manufacture thereofACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 21, 1997·124 cites·33 claims
- 1094US5675554AMethod and apparatus for transmit beamformerACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 7, 1997·240 cites·217 claims
- 1193US6110116AMethod and apparatus for receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·76 cites·16 claims
- 1293US5570691AMethod and apparatus for real-time, concurrent adaptive focusing in an ultrasound beamformer imaging systemACUSON·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 5, 1996·181 cites·47 claims
- 1392US6436046B1Diagnostic ultrasound imaging method and system with improved frame rateACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·83 cites·60 claims
- 1492US5617862AMethod and apparatus for beamformer system with variable apertureACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 8, 1997·216 cites·51 claims
- 1591US8200097B2Optoelectronic module form-factor adapterCOLE CHRISTOPHER R·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 12, 2012·27 cites·20 claims
- 1691US7710734B2CFP mechanical platformFINISAR CORP·Filed 2008·Granted May 4, 2010·21 cites·29 claims
- 1791US5555534AMethod and apparatus for doppler receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 10, 1996·196 cites·116 claims
- 1890US5581517AMethod and apparatus for focus control of transmit and receive beamformer systemsACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 3, 1996·172 cites·182 claims
- 1989US8032021B2Status link for multi-channel optical communication systemsFINISAR CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 4, 2011·11 cites·14 claims
- 2089US5573001AUltrasonic receive beamformer with phased sub-arraysACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 12, 1996·133 cites·33 claims
- 2188US5549111AMethod and apparatus for adjustable frequency scanning in ultrasound imagingACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 27, 1996·149 cites·80 claims
- 2287US7898991B2Serializer/deserializer test modesFINISAR CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 1, 2011·11 cites·19 claims
- 2386US8526810B2Eye safety and interoperability of active cable devicesCOLE CHRISTOPHER R·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 3, 2013·13 cites·15 claims
- 2486US6029116AMethod and apparatus for a baseband processor of a receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 22, 2000·124 cites·6 claims
- 2586US5827188AMethod and apparatus for receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 27, 1998·45 cites·33 claims
- 2685US8041210B2Parallel high-speed communication links with redundant channel architecturesFINISAR CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·11 cites·21 claims
- 2785US6193663B1Diagnostic ultrasound imaging method and system with improved frame rateACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·85 cites·61 claims
- 2885US6172939B1Method and apparatus for transmit beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 9, 2001·52 cites·23 claims
- 2985US6104670AUltrasonic harmonic imaging system and methodACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·70 cites·56 claims
- 3085US6042547AMethod and apparatus for receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 28, 2000·43 cites·12 claims
- 3185US5970025AUltrasound beamformation integrated circuit and methodACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 19, 1999·66 cites·11 claims
- 3285US5696737ATransmit beamformer with frequency dependent focusACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·79 cites·75 claims
- 3382US2025098095A1Communication systems having pluggable optical modulesNUBIS COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3479US5921932AMethod and apparatus for a baseband processor of a receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 13, 1999·73 cites·40 claims
- 3579US5882307AMethod and apparatus for receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·60 cites·14 claims
- 3677US6005827AUltrasonic harmonic imaging system and methodACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·35 cites·74 claims
- 3774US5676147AUltrasonic receive beamformer with phased sub-arraysACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 14, 1997·60 cites·22 claims
- 3872US6028484AUltrasound apparatus and method for amplifying transmit signalsACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 22, 2000·64 cites·27 claims
- 3971US9184846B2Pluggable optical host and network I/O optoelectronic moduleFINISAR CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 10, 2015·2 cites·19 claims
- 4071US6679846B2Diagnostic ultrasound imaging method and system with improved frame rateACUSON·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 20, 2004·19 cites·38 claims
- 4170US7978030B2High-speed interconnectsFINISAR CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 12, 2011·4 cites·9 claims
- 4266US9036990B2Redundancy and interoperability in multi-channel optoelectronic devicesFINISAR CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 19, 2015·1 cites·8 claims
- 4366US6226228B1Ultrasonic harmonic imaging system and methodACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted May 1, 2001·39 cites·32 claims
- 4466US5724974ATwo-dimensional ultrasound display systemACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 10, 1998·46 cites·16 claims
- 4565US5856955AMethod and apparatus for transmit beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 5, 1999·37 cites·20 claims
- 4665US2025246830A1Connector and connector assemblyYAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4764US8861952B2Redundancy and interoperability in multi-channel optoelectronic devicesCOLE CHRISTOPHER R·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 14, 2014·2 cites·14 claims
- 4862US7738486B2Multi-mode integrated circuit for use in optoelectronic devicesFINISAR CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 15, 2010·2 cites·30 claims
- 4961US2025293445A1Connector and connector assemblyYAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5057US5928152AMethod and apparatus for a baseband processor of a receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 27, 1999·30 cites·59 claims
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