Inventor

Andrew James Shields

Inventor

Cambridge, GB

Overview

1999–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 67 as inventor

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

H04Bprimary

H04BTransmission15%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication15%

B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures13%

H01SDevices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light9%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation7%

H10HInorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers7%

G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light5%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein4%

G06NComputing arrangements based on specific computational models4%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus4%

PatentTitleYear

10,951,324Transmitter for a quantum communication system, a quantum communication system and a method of generating intensity modulated photon pulses2021 10,915,952Manipulating trading tools2021 10,784,651Apparatus and method for measuring a signal2020 10,680,130On-chip integration of MMIC and single photon detectors2020 10,630,051Photon source2020 10,574,450Optical quantum communication system2020 10,447,408Multi-transmitter quantum optical communication system and method2019 10,403,786Optoelectronic system and method for its fabrication2019 10,345,233Optical measuring device having photonic chip with interferometer and phase adjuster set for minimizing signal from interference region2019 10,313,113Quantum communication system and a quantum communication method2019 10,313,023Quantum communication component, receiver and system2019 10,153,848Optical device, a transmitter for a quantum communication system and a quantum communication system2018 10,095,661String processor2018 9,996,802Quantum optical system2018 9,916,132'Random number generator'2018 9,876,580Optical device2018 9,853,727System and method for intensity monitoring2017 9,800,352'Quantum communication system and a quantum communication method'2017 9,761,756'Optical device and a method of fabricating an optical device'2017 9,696,133'Interference system and an interference method'2017 9,654,283'Optical device and method of fabricating an optical device'2017 9,634,770'Quantum communication system'2017 9,401,766'Quantum communication network'2016 9,377,356'Photon detector'2016 9,304,371'Photon source'2016 9,287,973'System and method for intensity monitoring'2016 9,219,191'Tuneable quantum light source'2015 9,071,425'Quantum communication system'2015 8,897,057'Quantum memory'2014 8,890,049'Receiver for a quantum communication system'2014 8,891,979'Photon detector'2014 8,841,596'Quasi continuous photon detection system'2014 8,811,829'Photon detector'2014 8,772,700'Photon detection system and method of photon detection for determining the number of photons received at a photon detector'2014 8,755,687'Communication system and method'2014 8,716,648'Photon detection system and method of photon detection'2014 8,670,672'Quantum information system'2014 8,604,511'Photon source'2013 8,605,288'Optical system for creating interference between photons'2013 8,553,884'Quantum communication system'2013 8,547,617'Quantum logic component and a method of controlling a qubit'2013 8,537,649'Optical retrieval system, data storage system, data storage medium and method of optical retrieval and data storage'2013 8,530,881'Optical device and method for its manufacture'2013 8,525,149'Photon source for producing entangled photons'2013 8,483,572'Quantum communication system and method'2013 8,461,569'Semiconductor device and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device'2013 8,374,350'Quantum communication system'2013 8,306,225'Quantum communication system'2012 8,295,485'Quantum communication system'2012 8,238,556'Quantum communication system'2012 8,227,830'Photon source'2012 7,915,604'Optical device capable of emitting photons and method for its manufacture'2011 7,825,399'Optical device and method of fabricating an optical device'2010 7,684,701'Photonic quantum information system using unpolarised light'2010 7,492,900'Quantum communication system'2009 7,460,669'Encoding, decoding and communication method and apparatus'2008 7,268,374'Semiconductor device and method of its manufacture'2007 7,199,372'Circuit for a single photon detector'2007 7,132,676'Photon source and a method of operating a photon source'2006 7,087,923'Photon source and a method of fabricating a photon source'2006 7,019,333'Photon source'2006 6,960,779'Photon source and method of operating a photon source'2005 6,885,023'Optical device and a method of making an optical device'2005 6,864,501'Photon source and method of its fabrication and operation'2005 6,720,589'Semiconductor device'2004 6,388,799'Optical device and imaging system'2002 5,963,358'Semiconductor device and method for its operation'1999

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1999–2021Patents assigned to TOSHIBA KK (65)· patent assignee history

1999–2021Based in Cambridge, GB· patent location history

2012–2016Patents assigned to SHIELDS ANDREW JAMES (27)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to YUAN ZHILIANG (16)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to BENNETT ANTHONY JOHN (8)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to STEVENSON RICHARD MARK (6)· patent assignee history

2014–2018Based in Cambridgeshire, GB· patent location history

2021Based in Winfield, IL, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
TOSHIBA KK	65	1999–2021
SHIELDS ANDREW JAMESself	27	2012–2016
YUAN ZHILIANG	16	2012–2016
BENNETT ANTHONY JOHN	8	2012–2016
STEVENSON RICHARD MARK	6	2013–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Cambridge, GB	62	1999–2021
Cambridgeshire, GB	4	2014–2018
Winfield, Illinois, US	1	2021