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Ian Simmons

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 16726, Phone: (571)272-2658 , Office: P/2912 )

Most Active Art Unit
2914
Art Unit(s)
2914, 2912, 2900, 2904, 2916, 2913
Total Applications
2851
Issued Applications
2788
Pending Applications
2
Abandoned Applications
61

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/984690
Bi-directional and multi-channel optical module with single transmitter and multiple receivers in single casing Nov 9, 2022 Issued
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17/978097
Optical signal adjustment Oct 30, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18199443 [patent_doc_number] => 20230052962 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-16 [patent_title] => FAULT LOCATING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/976558 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 10515 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 161 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17976558 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/976558
Fault locating method, apparatus, and system Oct 27, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18387950 [patent_doc_number] => 11658748 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-05-23 [patent_title] => Optical transmitter and transmission method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/974301 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 17988 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2868 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17974301 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/974301
Optical transmitter and transmission method Oct 25, 2022 Issued
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18/048779
Chip-scale receiver and method for free space optical coherent communications Oct 20, 2022 Issued
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18/047851
Systems and methods for monitoring integrity and reliability of a network of fiber cables in real-time Oct 18, 2022 Issued
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18/047851
Systems and methods for monitoring integrity and reliability of a network of fiber cables in real-time Oct 18, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19671620 [patent_doc_number] => 12184401 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-31 [patent_title] => Passive optical tap and associated methods [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/966710 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3486 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 112 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17966710 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/966710
Passive optical tap and associated methods Oct 13, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18395652 [patent_doc_number] => 20230163873 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-05-25 [patent_title] => STATION-SIDE DEVICE, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SEARCH METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/946061 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9268 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 150 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17946061 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/946061
Station-side device, optical communication system, and search method Sep 15, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18271059 [patent_doc_number] => 20230092301 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-03-23 [patent_title] => SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADBAND SERVICES USING FREE-SPACE OPTICAL LINKS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/942883 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-09-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8774 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -19 [patent_words_short_claim] => 37 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17942883 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/942883
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADBAND SERVICES USING FREE-SPACE OPTICAL LINKS Sep 11, 2022 Abandoned
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18/689687
Method for transmitting data by a spacecraft comprising a laser transmission module Sep 4, 2022 Issued
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17/892886
Optical link fault identification method, apparatus and system Aug 21, 2022 Issued
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17/818909
Optical receivers Aug 9, 2022 Issued
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17/815270
MODE-DIVISION MULTIPLEXED FIBER RAMAN AMPLIFIER SYSTEM AND METHOD Jul 26, 2022 Abandoned
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17/811565
Multi-node, multi-stream photonic integrated circuit-based free-space optical communication device Jul 7, 2022 Issued
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17/851811
Time-sliced GMP mapping with modified sigma-delta mapping function Jun 27, 2022 Issued
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17/845934
Apparatuses and methods for digital subcarrier parameter modifications for optical communication networks Jun 20, 2022 Issued
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17/834536
Optical cable for transmission of audio and video signals Jun 6, 2022 Issued
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17/832841
Frequency and bandwidth agile optical bench Jun 5, 2022 Issued
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17/831704
Passive optical network Jun 2, 2022 Issued
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