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Method for measurement of analyte concentrations and semiconductor...
Patent number
7,633,621
Issue date
Dec 15, 2009
Robert L. Thornton
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Grant
Laterally oxidized vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Patent number
7,596,161
Issue date
Sep 29, 2009
Xerox Corporation
Christopher L. Chua
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Near field optical apparatus
Patent number
7,483,465
Issue date
Jan 27, 2009
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Semiconductor laser and associated drive circuit substrate
Patent number
7,327,667
Issue date
Feb 5, 2008
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
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Optical spectroscopy apparatus and method for measurement of analyt...
Patent number
7,283,242
Issue date
Oct 16, 2007
Robert L. Thornton
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Feedback enhanced laser
Patent number
7,187,704
Issue date
Mar 6, 2007
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Grant
Method and structure for eliminating polarization instability in la...
Patent number
7,160,749
Issue date
Jan 9, 2007
Xerox Corporation
Christopher L. Chua
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
Patent number
7,158,470
Issue date
Jan 2, 2007
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
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Near field optical apparatus
Patent number
7,095,767
Issue date
Aug 22, 2006
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
Patent number
7,069,569
Issue date
Jun 27, 2006
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
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Fiber extended, semiconductor laser
Patent number
7,039,075
Issue date
May 2, 2006
Robert L. Thornton
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Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
Patent number
6,963,530
Issue date
Nov 8, 2005
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
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Semiconductor laser and associated drive circuit substrate
Patent number
6,937,637
Issue date
Aug 30, 2005
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
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Control system for a semiconductor laser
Patent number
6,922,423
Issue date
Jul 26, 2005
Robert L. Thornton
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Near-field hybrid magnetic-optical head system
Patent number
6,807,131
Issue date
Oct 19, 2004
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Lambertus Hesselink
G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Multi-channel DWDM transmitter based on a vertical cavity surface e...
Patent number
6,628,696
Issue date
Sep 30, 2003
Siros Technologies, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Multi-wavelength transmitter
Patent number
6,603,781
Issue date
Aug 5, 2003
Siros Technologies, Inc.
Douglas G. Stinson
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Grant
Compliant substrates for growing lattice mismatched films
Patent number
6,372,356
Issue date
Apr 16, 2002
Xerox Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH
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Method and structure for eliminating polarization instability in la...
Patent number
6,304,588
Issue date
Oct 16, 2001
Xerox Corporation
Christopher L. Chua
B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Grant
Method for highly compact vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Patent number
6,297,068
Issue date
Oct 2, 2001
Xerox Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Grant
Semiconductor laser with associated electronic components integrall...
Patent number
6,246,708
Issue date
Jun 12, 2001
Xerox Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Grant
Highly compact vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Patent number
6,208,681
Issue date
Mar 27, 2001
Xerox Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Micro-electromechanical based bistable color display sheets
Patent number
6,201,633
Issue date
Mar 13, 2001
Xerox Corporation
Eric Peeters
G09 - EDUCATION CRYPTOGRAPHY DISPLAY ADVERTISING SEALS
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Method and apparatus for a solid state laser scanning architecture
Patent number
6,121,983
Issue date
Sep 19, 2000
Xerox Corporation
David K. Fork
B41 - PRINTING LINING MACHINES TYPEWRITERS STAMPS
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Wavelength and polarization multiplexed vertical cavity surface emi...
Patent number
6,002,705
Issue date
Dec 14, 1999
Xerox Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Grant
Highly compact vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Patent number
5,978,408
Issue date
Nov 2, 1999
Xerox Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Photolithographically patterned spring contact and apparatus and me...
Patent number
5,944,537
Issue date
Aug 31, 1999
Xerox Corporation
Donald L. Smith
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Semiconductor laser formed by layer intermixing
Patent number
5,843,802
Issue date
Dec 1, 1998
Xerox Corporation
Kevin J. Beernink
B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Index guided semiconductor laser biode with shallow selective IILD
Patent number
5,832,019
Issue date
Nov 3, 1998
Xerox Corporation
Thomas L. Paoli
B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Thermally processed, phosphorus- or arsenic-containing semiconducto...
Patent number
5,766,981
Issue date
Jun 16, 1998
Xerox Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF ANALYTE CONCENTRATIONS AND A SEMICONDUCTO...
Publication number
20080086038
Publication date
Apr 10, 2008
Robert L. Thornton
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
Laterally oxidized vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Publication number
20060187991
Publication date
Aug 24, 2006
XEROX Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
Publication number
20050276209
Publication date
Dec 15, 2005
Robert L. Thornton
G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Patent Application
Method and structure for eliminating polarization instability in la...
Publication number
20050158902
Publication date
Jul 21, 2005
Xerox Corporation.
Christopher L. Chua
B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Patent Application
Optical spectroscopy apparatus and method for measurement of analyt...
Publication number
20050030540
Publication date
Feb 10, 2005
Robert L. Thornton
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
Near-field hybrid magnetic-optical head system
Publication number
20050030883
Publication date
Feb 10, 2005
Lambertus Hesselink
G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Patent Application
Near field optical apparatus
Publication number
20050030993
Publication date
Feb 10, 2005
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
Near field optical apparatus
Publication number
20050030992
Publication date
Feb 10, 2005
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND ASSOCIATED DRIVE CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE
Publication number
20050025207
Publication date
Feb 3, 2005
Research Investment Network, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Patent Application
Feedback enhanced laser
Publication number
20050008058
Publication date
Jan 13, 2005
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
Control system for a semiconductor laser
Publication number
20040202210
Publication date
Oct 14, 2004
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information
Patent Application
Fiber extended, semiconductor laser
Publication number
20040202218
Publication date
Oct 14, 2004
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
NEAR-FIELD HYBRID MAGNETIC-OPTICAL HEAD SYSTEM
Publication number
20040202054
Publication date
Oct 14, 2004
Lambertus Hesselink
G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Patent Application
Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
Publication number
20040008605
Publication date
Jan 15, 2004
Siros Technologies, Inc., a California Corporation
Robert L. Thornton
G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE
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Patent Application
Method and apparatus for mode-locked vertical cavity laser with opt...
Publication number
20030235230
Publication date
Dec 25, 2003
Siros Technologies, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
Method and apparatus for mode-locked vertical cavity laser with equ...
Publication number
20030112843
Publication date
Jun 19, 2003
Siros Technology, Inc.
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Chirp-free directly modulated light source with integrated wavelocker
Publication number
20020159487
Publication date
Oct 31, 2002
Siros Technologies, Inc.
Robert Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information
Patent Application
Multi-channel DWDM transmitter based on a vertical cavity surface e...
Publication number
20020097768
Publication date
Jul 25, 2002
Robert L. Thornton
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS