Inventor

John Mark Palmquist

Inventor

Lilburn, GA, US

Overview

1988–1999

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 23 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus66%

B24BMachines, devices, or processes for grinding or polishing13%

G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions6%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general6%

C25BElectrolytic or electrophoretic processes for the production of compounds or non-metals3%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties3%

H04BTransmission3%

PatentTitleYear

5,923,781'Segment detection system and method'1999 5,887,099'Fiber optic connector with improved return loss performance'1999 5,862,250'System and method for contactlessly and automatically determining the insertion loss of an optical fiber connector'1999 5,855,503'Fiber optic connector with improved loss performance and method for fabricating same'1999 5,854,852'Eccentricity determination system and method for accurately computing an offset of a central feature of an object'1998 5,809,162'Surface analysis system and method'1998 5,796,894'Fiber optic connector with improved return loss performance'1998 5,793,909'Optical monitoring and test access module'1998 5,768,409'Automatic inspection method for contactlessly measuring an offset of a central feature of an object'1998 5,768,401'Balanced focus system and method for achieving optimal focus of different areas of an object that are concurrently imaged'1998 5,729,622'Automatic inspection system for contactlessly measuring an offset of a central feature of an object'1998 5,671,049'System and method for contactlessly and automatically determining the return loss of an optical fiber connector'1997 5,657,131'Alignment and lighting system and method for aligning and lighting an object for an inspection system that contactlessly measures an offset of a central feature of the object'1997 5,636,020'Zone analysis system and method for optimizing the performance of an inspection system for determining disparity between two surfaces'1997 5,600,439'Self-calibration system and method for determining the adequacy of an interferometer angle and surface curvatures in an inspection system for determining disparity between two surfaces'1997 5,543,915'Autofocusing system and method for positioning an interferometric fringe over a target in an image'1996 5,535,002'Band matching system and method for enabling accurate determination of a disparity between two surfaces using an interferometer'1996 5,179,419'Methods of detecting, classifying and quantifying defects in optical fiber end faces'1993 4,802,726'Methods of and apparatus for reconfiguring optical fiber connector components and products produced thereby'1989 4,787,698'Methods of and apparatus for reconfiguring optical fiber connector components and products produced thereby'1988 4,738,507'Optical fiber connectors and methods of making'1988 4,738,508'Terminated optical fiber and methods of making'1988 4,721,357'Methods of and apparatus for reconfiguring optical fiber connector components and products produced thereby'1988

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1988–1989Patents assigned to AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH (5)· patent assignee history

1988Patents assigned to AT & T TECHNOLOGIES INC (1)· patent assignee history

1988–1999Based in Lilburn, GA, US· patent location history

1988Based in Gwinnett County, GA, US· patent location history

1993Patents assigned to AT & T BELL LAB (1)· patent assignee history

1996Patents assigned to AT & T CORP (2)· patent assignee history

1997–1999Patents assigned to LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC (15)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	15	1997–1999
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH	5	1988–1989
AT & T CORP	2	1996
AT & T BELL LAB	1	1993
AT & T TECHNOLOGIES INC	1	1988

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lilburn, Georgia, US	21	1988–1999
Gwinnett County, Georgia, US	2	1988