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Ellen E. Kim

Examiner (ID: 8175, Phone: (571)272-2349 , Office: P/2883 )

Most Active Art Unit
2874
Art Unit(s)
2501, 2874, 2883, 3732
Total Applications
2119
Issued Applications
1807
Pending Applications
89
Abandoned Applications
233

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/557263
MOSCAP ring resonator optical modulator Dec 20, 2021 Issued
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17/538285
Optical fiber with gratings and methods of forming thereof Nov 29, 2021 Issued
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17/454985
Diffractive projection apparatus Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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17/525271
Systems for photonic integration in non-polar and semi-polar oriented wave-guided optical devices Nov 11, 2021 Issued
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17/524911
Thermally modulated photonic switch and associated methods Nov 11, 2021 Issued
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17/517534
Stackable splitters Nov 1, 2021 Issued
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17/515050
Sine-cosine optical frequency detection devices for photonics integrated circuits and applications in LiDAR and other distributed optical sensing Oct 28, 2021 Issued
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17/502151
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTICAL BEAM STEERING Oct 14, 2021 Abandoned
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17/501625
System of large scale robotic fiber cross-connects using multi-fiber trunk reservation Oct 13, 2021 Issued
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17/408692
Optical coupling device having diffraction gratings for coupling light with a light guide and fabrication method thereof Aug 22, 2021 Issued
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17/406219
Source of supercontinuum radiation and microstructured fiber Aug 18, 2021 Issued
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17/404173
Tunable waveguide grating with a heating layer Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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17/403121
Optical fiber distribution system Aug 15, 2021 Issued
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17/400705
Optical coupler including a Faraday rotator layer and at least one grating coupler Aug 11, 2021 Issued
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17/444129
Photonic transmission structure Jul 29, 2021 Issued
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17/381756
Single-mode optical fiber with thin coating for high density cables and interconnects Jul 20, 2021 Issued
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17/378546
Outward coupling suppression in waveguide display Jul 15, 2021 Issued
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17/373538
Optical tube for an optoelectronic device, and optoelectronic devices comprising it Jul 11, 2021 Issued
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17/367963
Optoelectronic computing platform Jul 5, 2021 Issued
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17/354408
Optical antenna with reflective material for photonic integrated circuit and methods to form same Jun 21, 2021 Issued
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