Inventor

Howard E. Rast

Inventor

Solana Beach, CA, US

Overview

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Patents

1978–2003

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 9 as inventor

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

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus29%

G01JMeasurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light14%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties14%

H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials14%

G01MTesting static or dynamic balance of machines or structures7%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein7%

H04BTransmission7%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests7%

PatentTitleYear

6,621,969'Continuously variable fiber optic delay line using compressible media'2003 6,448,941'Method for secure communications using spiral antennas'2002 5,530,778'Direction finding apparatus using tunable fiber optic delay line'1996 4,940,891'Automated system for measuring the strength of optical fibers'1990 4,929,837'Method for detecting pinholes and incomplete coverage of hermetic coatings on optical fiber waveguides'1990 4,314,743'Optical gain control device'1982 4,176,919'Passive high-speed automatic shutter for imaging devices'1979 4,088,884'Wide aperture optical communications detector'1978 4,081,672'Low-loss signal coupler for optical communications and integrated optics'1978

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1978–2003Patents assigned to US NAVY (8)· patent assignee history

1978–2003Based in Solana Beach, CA, US· patent location history

1978Based in Long Beach, CA, US· patent location history

1996Patents assigned to US ARMY (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
US NAVY	8	1978–2003
US ARMY	1	1996

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Solana Beach, California, US	8	1978–2003
Long Beach, California, US	1	1978