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Darren E. Wolf

Examiner (ID: 9226, Phone: (571)270-3378 , Office: P/2636 )

Most Active Art Unit
2636
Art Unit(s)
2613, 2636, 2634
Total Applications
923
Issued Applications
767
Pending Applications
68
Abandoned Applications
115

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/351321
ROUTING METHODS FOR QUANTUM COMMUNICATION PATHS ACROSS A MESH QUANTUM NETWORK Jul 11, 2023 Issued
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18/348551
Photonic machine learning based signal recovery in self-coherent detectors Jul 6, 2023 Issued
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18/348603
Quantum repeater for optical network and method Jul 6, 2023 Issued
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18/216457
APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE SECURE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION Jun 28, 2023 Pending
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18/343710
Optical module, processing component, plug component, system, and method Jun 27, 2023 Issued
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18/330123
Reversed fiber detection and correction in optical transceivers Jun 5, 2023 Issued
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18/205645
Optoelectronic systems and methods for inspection of optically encoded data Jun 4, 2023 Issued
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18/314705
High-capacity channel for higher speed passive optical networks May 8, 2023 Issued
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18/313868
Method and apparatus for performing spread spectrum optical spectroscopy May 7, 2023 Issued
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18/311080
Apparatus and method for measuring nonlinear system noises May 1, 2023 Issued
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18/141622
FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES Apr 30, 2023 Pending
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18/299166
Laser chip, injection-locked laser, and network device Apr 11, 2023 Issued
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18/189212
Optical signal transmitting device, optical signal receiving device, and optical signal transmission system Mar 23, 2023 Issued
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18/125930
Tunable optical add/drop multiplexer Mar 23, 2023 Issued
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18/189114
User-selectable optical interface Mar 22, 2023 Issued
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18/187341
Satellite optical transceivers Mar 20, 2023 Issued
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18/120634
Optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR)-based high reflective event measurement Mar 12, 2023 Issued
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18/181238
Joint time-frequency measurement in optical communication Mar 8, 2023 Issued
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18/119471
Systems for low power distribution in a power distribution network Mar 8, 2023 Issued
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18/115400
Prioritizing optical routes for restoration based on failure impact on an IP layer Feb 27, 2023 Issued
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