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Gary E. Elkins

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Most Active Art Unit
2401
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3207, 3727, 2401, 3782
Total Applications
4105
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3283
Pending Applications
106
Abandoned Applications
716

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18/564867
OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY, PLATE, AND OPTICAL MODULE Jun 20, 2022 Pending
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17/807741
Optical device and photodetection system Jun 19, 2022 Issued
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17/843352
Parity time symmetric directional couplers with phase tuning Jun 16, 2022 Issued
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18/550475
OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, OPTICAL MODULATOR, OPTICAL MODULATION MODULE, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE Jun 14, 2022 Pending
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17/839417
Nonlinear optical raman devices with zig-zag beam paths Jun 12, 2022 Issued
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18/566472
DUAL DIFFRACTION GRATING IN-COUPLER FOR REDUCED WAVEGUIDE THICKNESS BACKGROUND Jun 8, 2022 Pending
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17/805757
Optical system, heating arrangement, and method for heating an optical element in an optical system Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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17/830432
Photonics structures with stacked ring resonators Jun 1, 2022 Issued
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17/827913
Hybrid electro-optic polymer / thin film lithium niobate integrated optical modulator May 29, 2022 Issued
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17/742812
Optical transmitter, optical transceiver, and method of controlling bias voltage of electro-optic modulator May 11, 2022 Issued
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17/741349
Photonics integration in semiconductor packages May 9, 2022 Issued
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17/738957
Cable management arrangement May 5, 2022 Issued
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17/734427
Silicon-based modulator with optimized doping profile May 1, 2022 Issued
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17/731359
Optical power distribution system Apr 27, 2022 Issued
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17/730586
Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management Apr 26, 2022 Issued
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17/730930
Phase-combining waveguide doubler for optical phased array in solid-state lidar applications Apr 26, 2022 Issued
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17/726983
Electromagnetic radiation frequency converter and light source comprising the same Apr 21, 2022 Issued
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17/727223
Photonic semiconductor devices and methods for manufacturing the same Apr 21, 2022 Issued
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17/660062
Apparatus for single-pixel imaging with quantum light Apr 20, 2022 Issued
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17/725944
Optical device and optical communication apparatus Apr 20, 2022 Issued
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