Inventor
Lih-Yuan Lin
Inventor
Little Silver, NJ, US
Overview
Patents· 38 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G02Bprimary
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus33%
H04QSelecting21%
H04BTransmission14%
H04JMultiplex communication9%
B81BMicrostructural devices or systems, e.g. micromechanical devices3%
C09KMaterials for miscellaneous applications, not provided for elsewhere3%
H01LSemiconductor devices3%
H10HInorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers3%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures1%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties1%
PatentTitleYear
10,571,673Particle positioning device with periodic dielectric structure202010,122,446Optical/radio local access network20189,571,190'Optical/radio local access network'20179,373,749'Surface-passivated silicon quantum dot phosphors'20169,209,352'Surface-passivated silicon quantum dot phosphors'20158,682,171'Optical/radio local access network'20148,598,567'Color-selective quantum dot photodetectors'20137,706,660'Multiple quantum dot waveguides'20107,565,081'Optical/radio local access network'20097,295,777'Optical/radio local access network'20077,274,877'Optical/radio local access network'20077,231,147'System and method of wavelength add/drop multiplexing having client configurability'20077,095,957'Optical/radio local access network'20067,010,227'Optical/radio local access network'20066,928,244'System and method of wavelength add/drop multiplexing having client configurability'20056,788,898'Optical/radio local access network'20046,633,693'Temperature control of micro-mirrors of an optical switch substrate'20036,606,428'Angular-precision enhancement in free-space micromachined optical switches'20036,591,029'Optical switch and method for aligning optical switch components'20036,556,318'Method and apparatus for signal and switch monitoring in an optical cross connect'20036,498,673'Micro-machined tunable delay line'20026,493,475'Monolithic integration of signal-monitoring scheme in an optical switch'20026,470,110'Monolithic integration of control elements and micro-mirror in an optical switch'20026,445,846'Fiber-optic free-space micromachined matrix switches'20026,445,485'Micro-machine polarization-state controller'20026,337,859'Non-blocking crossconnect apparatus'20026,317,532'Method and apparatus for low loss via geometrical optimization in free-space micro-machined optical switches'20016,292,600'Angular-precision enhancement in free-space micromachined optical switches'20016,289,148'Free-space micro-mirror wavelength add/drop multiplexers with full connectivity for two-fiber ring networks'20016,278,812'Protection schemes for mirror-failure in free-space micromachined optical switches'20016,271,958'Method and apparatus for curvature-resistant micro-mirror structures to reduce light beam loss in free-space micro-machined optical switches'20016,243,507'Connection-verification in optical MEMS crossconnects via mirror-dither'20016,215,921'Fiber-optic free-space micromachined matrix switches'20016,144,781'Symmetrical optical matrix crossconnect apparatus and method therefor'20005,982,554'Bridging apparatus and method for an optical crossconnect device'19995,960,132'Fiber-optic free-space micromachined matrix switches'19995,878,177'Layered switch architectures for high-capacity optical transport networks'19995,646,928'Free-space integrated micro-pickup head for optical data storage and a micro-optical bench'1997Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1997Based in Los Angeles, CA, US· patent location history
1999–2007Patents assigned to AT & T CORP (24)· patent assignee history
1999–2003Based in Middletown, NJ, US· patent location history
2001–2018Based in Little Silver, NJ, US· patent location history
2002–2003Patents assigned to TELLIUM INC (4)· patent assignee history
2009–2018Patents assigned to AT & T IP II LP (3)· patent assignee history
2010–2020Based in Seattle, WA, US· patent location history
2013–2016Patents assigned to UNIV WASHINGTON CT COMMERCIALI (3)· patent assignee history
2017–2018Patents assigned to AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II LP (2)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| AT & T CORP | 24 | 1999–2007 |
| TELLIUM INC | 4 | 2002–2003 |
| AT & T IP II LP | 3 | 2009–2018 |
| UNIV WASHINGTON CT COMMERCIALI | 3 | 2013–2016 |
| AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II LP | 2 | 2017–2018 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Little Silver, New Jersey, US | 19 | 2001–2018 |
| Middletown, New Jersey, US | 13 | 1999–2003 |
| Seattle, Washington, US | 5 | 2010–2020 |
| Los Angeles, California, US | 1 | 1997 |