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Daniel G. Dobson

Examiner (ID: 18007, Phone: (571)272-9781 , Office: P/2636 )

Most Active Art Unit
2636
Art Unit(s)
2634, 2613, 2636
Total Applications
1095
Issued Applications
932
Pending Applications
53
Abandoned Applications
144

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/541599
System, apparatus and method for efficient optical signal amplification with system monitoring features Dec 2, 2021 Issued
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17/531733
CMOS circuit Nov 19, 2021 Issued
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17/529957
Optical free-space communication Nov 17, 2021 Issued
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17/525489
Methods and apparatus for optical communications via pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) in dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) systems Nov 11, 2021 Issued
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17/523420
Communication system, terminal, control method, and recording medium Nov 9, 2021 Issued
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18/035896
Direct digital chirp synthesizer and generating a chirped optical frequency comb Nov 7, 2021 Issued
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17/520429
Visible light communication Nov 4, 2021 Issued
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17/513190
Determining attenuation rate using imagery Oct 27, 2021 Issued
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17/507741
Optical transceiver based on planar lightwave circuit Oct 20, 2021 Issued
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17/498295
System and method for performing in-service optical network certification Oct 10, 2021 Issued
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17/490727
Information communication method Sep 29, 2021 Issued
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17/484314
Beacon multiplexing for alignment of free space optical communication terminals Sep 23, 2021 Issued
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17/466541
Power amplifier system with an internal optical communication link Sep 2, 2021 Issued
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17/787571
Method and system for allocating dedicated protected spectrum based on crosstalk awareness Aug 22, 2021 Issued
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17/403961
Cyclic prefix (CP) detection and removal in a wireless communications system (WCS) Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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17/397260
Coherent Optical Receiving Apparatus and Optical Signal Demodulation Apparatus Aug 8, 2021 Abandoned
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17/390473
Quantum communication method, apparatus, and system Jul 29, 2021 Issued
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17/385134
Fiber to the home network incorporating fully connectorized optic fiber tap assembly Jul 25, 2021 Issued
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17/383395
Fast scan method and apparatus for beacon auto-tune Jul 21, 2021 Issued
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18/290639
METHOD FOR PERFORMING QUANTUM SECURE DIRECT COMMUNICATION IN QUANTUM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Jul 20, 2021 Pending
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