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Gary L. Welch

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 4739, Phone: (571)272-4996 , Office: P/4100 )

Most Active Art Unit
3765
Art Unit(s)
3765, OPT, 1732, 3741
Total Applications
811
Issued Applications
665
Pending Applications
55
Abandoned Applications
91

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/017542
Domain wall straightening method of periodically poled ferroelectric crystal Jan 10, 2025 Issued
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18/800413
Methods of generating laser outputs based on different states of laser inputs and related systems Aug 11, 2024 Issued
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18/752572
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FIBER SCANNERS WITH CONTINUOUS BOND LINES Jun 23, 2024 Pending
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18/734555
Optically transparent polymer electrolyte films Jun 4, 2024 Issued
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18/650323
Optical assembly for optical transceiver and optical transceiver using same Apr 29, 2024 Issued
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18/615524
Sealed Optical Fiber Terminal Mar 24, 2024 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19267003 [patent_doc_number] => 20240210704 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-06-27 [patent_title] => ANGULAR UNIFORMITY WAVEGUIDE FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/596415 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2024-03-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5884 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 159 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18596415 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/596415
Angular uniformity waveguide for augmented or virtual reality Mar 4, 2024 Issued
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18/594669
CABLE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT Mar 3, 2024 Pending
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18/439567
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SHAPE PARAMETER(S) USING A SENSING FIBER HAVING A SINGLE CORE WITH MULTIPLE LIGHT PROPAGATING MODES Feb 11, 2024 Pending
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18/436628
Managed fiber connectivity systems Feb 7, 2024 Issued
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18/431731
Hardened optical power connection system Feb 1, 2024 Issued
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18/842284
Capillary array and preparation method and application therefor Jan 30, 2024 Issued
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18/415870
METHOD OF FABRICATION OF COMPOUND LIGHT-GUIDE OPTICAL ELEMENTS Jan 17, 2024 Pending
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18/415580
Photonics Integration in Semiconductor Packages Jan 16, 2024 Pending
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18/402065
OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Jan 1, 2024 Pending
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18/394211
WAVEGUIDES HAVING INTEGRATED SPACERS, WAVEGUIDES HAVING EDGE ABSORBERS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Dec 21, 2023 Pending
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18/391071
Optical communications connectors Dec 19, 2023 Issued
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18/545570
THIN SILICON PHOTONICS WITH INTEGRATED III-V WAVEGUIDE Dec 18, 2023 Pending
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18/543950
ON-CHIP OPTICAL SYNTHESIZER Dec 17, 2023 Pending
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18/526786
OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Nov 30, 2023 Pending
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