Inventor
Robert W. Boyd
Inventor
Eidson, TN, US
Overview
Patents· 48 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G01Sprimary
G01SRadio direction-finding24%
G06KGraphical data reading12%
H04WWireless communication networks11%
G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light7%
H04BTransmission7%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%
F17CVessels for containing or storing compressed, liquefied or solidified gases2%
G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions2%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus2%
G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein2%
PatentTitleYear
11,067,450Measurement apparatus of wavefront and polarization profile of vectorial optical fields202110,677,652Apparatus and method for calibrating measuring instruments20209,995,818Method, apparatus, and computer program product for processing received signals for locating20189,983,303Passive radio frequency identification ranging20189,810,766'Method and apparatus for modeling time relationships between clocks'20179,660,757'Low latency fiber optic local area network'20179,519,046'System and method for determining signal source location in wireless local area network'20169,500,531'Wavefront sensing apparatus, method and applications'20169,395,432'Method and apparatus for modeling timing relationships between clocks'20169,285,454'Method, apparatus, and computer program product for processing received signals for locating'20169,274,207'System and method for determining signal source location in wireless local area network'20167,990,540'Apparatus and methods using highly optically dispersive media'20117,899,006'Location system for wireless local area network (WLAN) using RSSI and time difference of arrival (TDOA) processing'20117,767,968'Correlated ghost imager'20107,755,541'System and method for tracking vehicles and containers'20107,624,770'Intelligent compressor strategy to support hydrogen fueling'20097,253,871'Efficient room-temperature source of polarized single photons'20077,245,801'Apparatus with a series of resonator structures situated near an optical waveguide for manipulating optical pulses'20077,218,229'Location system and method that achieves time synchronized network performance with nodes divided into separate networks'20077,212,563'Real-time locating system and method using timing signal'20077,190,271'Location system and method that achieves time synchronized network performance using unsynchronized receiver clocks'20076,987,744'Wireless local area network with geo-location capability'20066,892,054'Interference suppression for wireless local area network and location system'20056,888,442'Substrate/document authentication using randomly dispersed dielectric components'20056,850,553'Chirp slope multiple access'20056,754,502'Geolocation of cellular phone using supervisory audio tone transmitted from single base station'20046,730,910'Detecting infrared radiation'20046,655,582'System and method for identifying objects using single connection line'20036,393,045'Spread spectrum baseband modulation of magnetic fields for communications and proximity sensing'20026,380,894'Multi-lateration system with automatic calibration and error removal'20026,366,626'Sub-symbol matched filter-based frequency error processing for spread spectrum communication systems'20026,366,242'Computer workstation tool for displaying performance estimate of tagged object geo-location system for proposed geometry layout of tag transmission readers'20026,327,872'Method and apparatus for producing a pressurized high purity liquid carbon dioxide stream'20016,292,665'Geolocation of cellular phone using supervisory audio tone transmitted from single base station'20016,284,685'Light-induced refractive index changes in low temperature glasses'20016,268,723'Magnetic field emission and differential receiver coil configuration for discriminating response magnetic field from transponder tag'20016,170,748'Object identification system employing pulsed magnetic field-stimulated, tag-embedded transponder'20016,127,976'Distributed network for multi-lateration with circularly polarized antenna for hemispherical coverage'20006,121,926'Radio geo-location system with advanced first received wavefront arrival determination'20005,995,046'Radio geo-location system with advanced first received wavefront arrival determination'19995,907,436'Multilayer dielectric diffraction gratings'19995,253,103'Nonlinear optics utilizing composite optical material architectures for providing enhanced nonlinear susceptibility'19934,938,596'Phase conjugate, common path interferometer'19904,918,699'System for combining laser beam by transfer of energy therebetween in atomic vapor'19904,778,261'Method and apparatus for non-frequency-shifted, phase conjugation of optical waves by brillouin-enhanced four-wave mixing'19884,669,084'Error correction processing scheme for sequential codec'19874,653,053'Performance monitoring of antijam satellite communication network'19874,291,277'Adaptive predistortion technique for linearizing a power amplifier for digital data systems'1981Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1981–2005Patents assigned to HARRIS CORP (7)· patent assignee history
1981–1987Based in Melbourne, FL, US· patent location history
1988–2016Patents assigned to UNIV ROCHESTER (7)· patent assignee history
1988–2020Based in Rochester, NY, US· patent location history
1990–2016Patents assigned to BOYD ROBERT W (4)· patent assignee history
1999–2018Based in Eidson, TN, US· patent location history
2001–2010Patents assigned to WHERENET CORP (12)· patent assignee history
2002–2007Based in Rogersville, TN, US· patent location history
2011–2021Based in Webster, NY, US· patent location history
2016–2018Patents assigned to ZIH CORP (7)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| WHERENET CORP | 12 | 2001–2010 |
| HARRIS CORP | 7 | 1981–2005 |
| UNIV ROCHESTER | 7 | 1988–2016 |
| ZIH CORP | 7 | 2016–2018 |
| BOYD ROBERT Wself | 4 | 1990–2016 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Eidson, TN, US | 22 | 1999–2018 |
| Rochester, New York, US | 10 | 1988–2020 |
| Rogersville, TN, US | 5 | 2002–2007 |
| Webster, New York, US | 3 | 2011–2021 |
| Melbourne, Florida, US | 3 | 1981–1987 |