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Chad Smith

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917
Pending Applications
96
Abandoned Applications
218

Applications

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17/852169
Multidrop optical input/output module Jun 27, 2022 Issued
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17/808813
Germanium photodetector embedded in a multi-mode interferometer Jun 23, 2022 Issued
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17/847791
Dual inner diameter ferrule device and method Jun 22, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19494534 [patent_doc_number] => 12113259 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-10-08 [patent_title] => Terahertz waveguide switches [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/845762 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-06-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 23 [patent_figures_cnt] => 51 [patent_no_of_words] => 9735 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 91 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17845762 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/845762
Terahertz waveguide switches Jun 20, 2022 Issued
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17/843802
Multi-mode spiral delay device Jun 16, 2022 Issued
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17/834375
Light coupling between stacked photonics chips Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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17/804840
Compact on-chip polarization splitter-rotator based on Bezier curve gradient waveguide May 30, 2022 Issued
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18/558466
Beam-steering device and method for spatial steering of a light beam May 2, 2022 Issued
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17/734962
Phase shift keying modulator May 1, 2022 Issued
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17/733587
Semiconductor-based optical modulator Apr 28, 2022 Issued
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17/733777
Integrated oxide device Apr 28, 2022 Issued
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17/731606
Rapid fiber optic alignment techniques for optical switching Apr 27, 2022 Issued
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17/728908
Light guiding device and light guiding device applied to silicon photonics structure Apr 24, 2022 Issued
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17/660115
System and method for arbitrary optical waveform generation Apr 20, 2022 Issued
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17/723463
Optical device, method of manufacturing optical device, and method of manufacturing optical device chip Apr 18, 2022 Issued
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17/659639
Waveguide laser illuminator incorporating a despeckler Apr 17, 2022 Issued
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17/772211
Backlight module and display device Apr 11, 2022 Issued
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17/658334
Sensing and/or protection layers for optical fiber-based sensors using atomic layer deposition synthesis on optical fibers Apr 6, 2022 Issued
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17/712950
Bladed chassis systems Apr 3, 2022 Issued
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18/285387
Wedge-shaped light guide plate for collimating backlight module, and collimating backlight module Apr 1, 2022 Issued
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