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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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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
Array ( [id] => 19152373 [patent_doc_number] => 11977283 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-07 [patent_title] => Hybrid electro-optic polymer / thin film lithium niobate integrated optical modulator [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/827913 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 2408 [patent_no_of_claims] => 25 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17827913 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
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
Array ( [id] => 18445603 [patent_doc_number] => 11681168 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-06-20 [patent_title] => Silicon-based modulator with optimized doping profile [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/734427 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-05-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 34 [patent_figures_cnt] => 58 [patent_no_of_words] => 11396 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 62 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17734427 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
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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17/730930
Phase-combining waveguide doubler for optical phased array in solid-state lidar applications Apr 26, 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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17/727223
Photonic semiconductor devices and methods for manufacturing the same Apr 21, 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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18/556963
SUPERCONTINUUM APPARATUS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS Apr 20, 2022 Pending
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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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18/556963
SUPERCONTINUUM APPARATUS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS Apr 20, 2022 Pending
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18/017987
Display module and display apparatus Apr 19, 2022 Issued
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17/725252
Display module, control method thereof and apparatus thereof, and electronic device cross-reference to related applications Apr 19, 2022 Issued
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17/724343
Optical fiber cable connector Apr 18, 2022 Issued
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17/719277
Optical communication package structure and method for manufacturing the same Apr 11, 2022 Issued
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