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Ernesto Garcia

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3679
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3679, 3629
Total Applications
577
Issued Applications
286
Pending Applications
17
Abandoned Applications
274

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/924237
Defect inspection apparatus Jun 4, 2020 Issued
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17/922171
Defect inspection apparatus and defect inspection method Jun 1, 2020 Issued
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16/884961
Iterative optical diffraction tomography (iODT) method and applications May 26, 2020 Issued
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17/925415
Angle measurement device and method May 18, 2020 Issued
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16/875017
Dual-channel optical three-dimensional interference method and system based on underdetermined blind source separation May 14, 2020 Issued
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16/863140
Diagnosis method using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy and diagnosis device performing the same Apr 29, 2020 Issued
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16/858032
Methods and systems for characterizing laser machining properties by measuring keyhole dynamics using interferometry Apr 23, 2020 Issued
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17/420152
Hybrid optical system Apr 22, 2020 Issued
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16/855769
Portable device for controlling an alcoholic beverage through a container, a system and a method associated thereto Apr 21, 2020 Issued
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16/853743
Ophthalmic imaging system Apr 19, 2020 Issued
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16/852243
System, method and apparatus for wide wavelength range imaging with focus and image correction Apr 16, 2020 Issued
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17/605946
Apparatus, systems and methods for detecting light Apr 15, 2020 Issued
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16/849002
Workpiece processing machine and method for processing a workpiece, in particular by welding Apr 14, 2020 Issued
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16/848056
Systems and methods for optimizing focus for imaging-based overlay metrology Apr 13, 2020 Issued
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16/842523
Non-invasive optical detection system and method using partially balanced interferometric parallel detection Apr 6, 2020 Issued
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16/842743
Measurement of thickness and topography of a slab of materials Apr 6, 2020 Issued
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17/603487
Absolute linear-in-k spectrometer Apr 2, 2020 Issued
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16/833571
Compensation optical system for an interferometric measuring system Mar 27, 2020 Issued
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16/832780
Inclinometer-based surface profilometry Mar 26, 2020 Issued
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16/831842
Optical coherence tomography system Mar 26, 2020 Issued
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