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Gerard T. Higgins

Examiner (ID: 18488, Phone: (571)270-3467 , Office: P/1785 )

Most Active Art Unit
1785
Art Unit(s)
1785, 1759, 4174, 1794, 1796
Total Applications
1010
Issued Applications
548
Pending Applications
96
Abandoned Applications
379

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/937379
Optical quantum networks with rare-earth ions Jul 22, 2020 Issued
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18/000911
Wavelength conversion apparatus Jul 21, 2020 Issued
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18/016438
OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE AND OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM Jul 20, 2020 Abandoned
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16/926352
Methods and systems for augmented reality display with dynamic field of view Jul 9, 2020 Issued
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16/911253
Methods and Apparatuses for Providing a Waveguide Display with Angularly Varying Optical Power Jun 23, 2020 Abandoned
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17/596090
Photonic neural network Jun 1, 2020 Issued
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16/883229
Fiber optic connector and method of assembling the same May 25, 2020 Issued
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16/861357
Methods for fusing a fiber termination Apr 28, 2020 Issued
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16/855707
Optical component Apr 21, 2020 Issued
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16/807232
Method of making a distributed optical fiber sensor having enhanced Rayleigh scattering and enhanced temperature stability, and monitoring systems employing same Mar 2, 2020 Issued
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16/793116
Head-up display for a motor vehicle Feb 17, 2020 Issued
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17/796534
Optical device Jan 30, 2020 Issued
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16/741649
MIRROR BASED MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Jan 12, 2020 Abandoned
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16/740689
Alignment method and tools Jan 12, 2020 Issued
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16/734208
Waveguide grating device Jan 2, 2020 Issued
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17/425983
Reinforcement sleeve heating device and fusion splicing machine Dec 18, 2019 Issued
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16/714530
Optical system with dispersion compensation Dec 12, 2019 Issued
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16/700078
Dense wavelength division multiplexing fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment Dec 1, 2019 Issued
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16/684899
Angle polishing systems and methods for multi-ferrule optical connectors Nov 14, 2019 Issued
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16/681941
Input waveguide arrangement in a photonic chip Nov 12, 2019 Issued
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