Search

Darren E. Wolf

Examiner (ID: 18875)

Most Active Art Unit
2636
Art Unit(s)
2634, 2636, 2613
Total Applications
910
Issued Applications
760
Pending Applications
62
Abandoned Applications
115

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 19944297 [patent_doc_number] => 12316441 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-05-27 [patent_title] => Identifying and monitoring connections in an optical system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/370903 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5582 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 281 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18370903 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/370903
Identifying and monitoring connections in an optical system Sep 20, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19055824 [patent_doc_number] => 20240097793 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-03-21 [patent_title] => Network Node for a Coherent Optical WDM Transmission Network [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/370199 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6368 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 341 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18370199 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/370199
Network node for a coherent optical WDM transmission network Sep 18, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20132863 [patent_doc_number] => 12375181 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-29 [patent_title] => Shutdown circuitry for a laser emitter [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/464591 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2515 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18464591 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/464591
Shutdown circuitry for a laser emitter Sep 10, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18866824 [patent_doc_number] => 20230421261 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-12-28 [patent_title] => OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, OPTICAL MODULE, AND APPARATUS USED IN OPTICAL MODULE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/464196 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 14690 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 112 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18464196 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/464196
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, OPTICAL MODULE, AND APPARATUS USED IN OPTICAL MODULE Sep 7, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20718754 [patent_doc_number] => 12634018 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-05-19 [patent_title] => Signal transmission system for transmitting a main process variable and further data between a field device and a superordinate unit, and a corresponding method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/461610 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-09-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 1050 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 416 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18461610 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/461610
SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A MAIN PROCESS VARIABLE AND FURTHER DATA BETWEEN A FIELD DEVICE AND A SUPERORDINATE UNIT, AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD Sep 5, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19611417 [patent_doc_number] => 12160306 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-03 [patent_title] => Automatic optical link calibration of amplified optical links [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/457890 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 27 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 13620 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 154 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18457890 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/457890
Automatic optical link calibration of amplified optical links Aug 28, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19804962 [patent_doc_number] => 20250070887 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-27 [patent_title] => Optical Data Transmission Through Aircraft Window [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/238519 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6063 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 156 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18238519 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/238519
Optical Data Transmission Through Aircraft Window Aug 26, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20611672 [patent_doc_number] => 12587281 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-03-24 [patent_title] => Phase stable signal generator and signal distribution system [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/234304 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 9318 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18234304 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/234304
Phase stable signal generator and signal distribution system Aug 14, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20625263 [patent_doc_number] => 12592781 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-03-31 [patent_title] => Electronic devices with high frequency polarization optimization [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/448586 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 12408 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 288 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18448586 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/448586
Electronic devices with high frequency polarization optimization Aug 10, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20530806 [patent_doc_number] => 12549251 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-02-10 [patent_title] => Optical link power profile estimation [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/447288 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-08-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2471 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18447288 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/447288
Optical link power profile estimation Aug 8, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20456479 [patent_doc_number] => 12519543 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-01-06 [patent_title] => Signal detection and information conveyance over optical fiber [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/224760 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 2393 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 176 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18224760 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/224760
Signal detection and information conveyance over optical fiber Jul 20, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19131774 [patent_doc_number] => 20240137127 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-04-25 [patent_title] => OPTICAL TRANSMITTER THAT TRANSMITS MULTI-LEVEL SIGNAL [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/353224 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7611 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 131 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18353224 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/353224
Optical transmitter that transmits multi-level signal Jul 16, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20667986 [patent_doc_number] => 12609771 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-04-21 [patent_title] => Optical analog-to-digital converter [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/351883 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 5242 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 149 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18351883 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/351883
Optical analog-to-digital converter Jul 12, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18775335 [patent_doc_number] => 20230370169 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-16 [patent_title] => ROUTING METHODS FOR QUANTUM COMMUNICATION PATHS ACROSS A MESH QUANTUM NETWORK [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/351321 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8315 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 139 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18351321 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/351321
ROUTING METHODS FOR QUANTUM COMMUNICATION PATHS ACROSS A MESH QUANTUM NETWORK Jul 11, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20456483 [patent_doc_number] => 12519547 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-01-06 [patent_title] => Photonic machine learning based signal recovery in self-coherent detectors [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/348551 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 8311 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 429 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18348551 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/348551
Photonic machine learning based signal recovery in self-coherent detectors Jul 6, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20346568 [patent_doc_number] => 12470305 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-11-11 [patent_title] => Quantum repeater for optical network and method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/348603 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-07-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 1230 [patent_no_of_claims] => 26 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 376 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18348603 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/348603
Quantum repeater for optical network and method Jul 6, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18959921 [patent_doc_number] => 20240048248 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-02-08 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE SECURE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/216457 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 36411 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 60 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18216457 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/216457
APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE SECURE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION Jun 28, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 20442070 [patent_doc_number] => 12512912 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-12-30 [patent_title] => Optical module, processing component, plug component, system, and method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/343710 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-06-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 10461 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 348 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18343710 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/343710
Optical module, processing component, plug component, system, and method Jun 27, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19635452 [patent_doc_number] => 20240413901 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-12 [patent_title] => REVERSED FIBER DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/330123 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-06-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6429 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 71 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18330123 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/330123
Reversed fiber detection and correction in optical transceivers Jun 5, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19169533 [patent_doc_number] => 11985456 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-14 [patent_title] => Optoelectronic systems and methods for inspection of optically encoded data [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/205645 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-06-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 41 [patent_no_of_words] => 9560 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 148 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18205645 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/205645
Optoelectronic systems and methods for inspection of optically encoded data Jun 4, 2023 Issued
Menu