Inventor · disambiguated record
William F. Otto
Also filed as: OTTO JR HEIR WILLIAM F · OTTO WILLIAM F · OTTO WILLIAM FRED
20 granted patents·503 citations·filing 1974–2000
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20 records- 0188US3995792ALaser missile guidance systemUS ARMY·Filed 1974·Granted Dec 7, 1976·42 cites·3 claims
- 0286US4097007AMissile guidance system utilizing polarizationUS ARMY·Filed 1976·Granted Jun 27, 1978·45 cites·5 claims
- 0384US5003429AElectronic assembly with enhanced heat sinkingIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 26, 1991·60 cites·17 claims
- 0481US6507487B1Removable structures for mounting computer drive devices, pivotable between operating and service positionsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·38 cites·3 claims
- 0577US6719385B1System for holding a device in a computer systemIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·14 cites·14 claims
- 0674US5544008AComputer expansion module apparatusIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·74 cites·11 claims
- 0767US4976789APower transmission deviceUS ARMY·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 11, 1990·25 cites·9 claims
- 0867US4692623APrecision laser beam positioner and spatially resolved laser beam sampling meterUS ARMY·Filed 1986·Granted Sep 8, 1987·25 cites·11 claims
- 0965US6366457B1Bracket for mounting a computer drive deviceIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 2, 2002·17 cites·17 claims
- 1064US4649955APulsed gas supplyUS ARMY·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 17, 1987·22 cites·1 claims
- 1162US6367897B1Dome-shaped blank for closing an input-output slot in a personal computerIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 9, 2002·10 cites·16 claims
- 1255US5110368ADevice for spatially transmitting a plurality of signals over a fiberoptic monofilamentUS ARMY·Filed 1990·Granted May 5, 1992·27 cites·10 claims
- 1354US5745575AIdentification-friend-or-foe (IFF) system using variable codesUS ARMY·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 28, 1998·42 cites·8 claims
- 1447US4645448ALaser effects simulatorUS ARMY·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 24, 1987·11 cites·2 claims
- 1545US6330147B1Method and apparatus for mounting components using a Z-springIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·19 cites·9 claims
- 1640US6166803AImaging simplified laser pointing (ISLAPS)--A system modification/improvementUS ARMY·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 26, 2000·8 cites·1 claims
- 1737US6281927B1Rotating shutter system for hostile laser source location techniqueUS ARMY·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 28, 2001·9 cites·2 claims
- 1833US6305797B1Rotating shutter for eye/optics protection against in-band frequency agile lasersUS ARMY·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 23, 2001·6 cites·4 claims
- 1933US4737643APolarization analyzer for high energy pulsed laser beamsUS ARMY·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 12, 1988·4 cites·8 claims
- 2028US6296036B1Auto-shutter system for eye protection against in-band frequency agile lasersUS ARMY·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 2, 2001·5 cites·2 claims
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