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James A. Menefee

Examiner (ID: 15487, Phone: (571)272-1944 , Office: P/3992 )

Most Active Art Unit
2828
Art Unit(s)
3992, 2881, 2828
Total Applications
869
Issued Applications
618
Pending Applications
150
Abandoned Applications
110

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 18600589 [patent_doc_number] => 20230275392 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-31 [patent_title] => Laser amplification module for a solid-state laser system and method for manufacturing thereof [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/081728 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5493 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18081728 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/081728
Laser amplification module for a solid-state laser system and method for manufacturing thereof Dec 14, 2022 Pending
90/019140 ADAPTIVE SPECIMEN IMAGE ACQUISITION USING AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK Dec 11, 2022 Issued
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18/060859
LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SUBMOUNT Nov 30, 2022 Pending
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18/057216
Light-emitting device Nov 19, 2022 Issued
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17/987821
Ultra small packaged tunable laser assembly Nov 14, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19176711 [patent_doc_number] => 20240162685 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-16 [patent_title] => VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) EMITTER WITH GUIDED-ANTIGUIDED WAVEGUIDE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/982204 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-11-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4718 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 49 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17982204 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/982204
Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) emitter with guided-antiguided waveguide Nov 6, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20267326 [patent_doc_number] => 12438326 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-10-07 [patent_title] => Adaptive spatio-temporal optical pulse shaper [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/050063 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 541 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18050063 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/050063
Adaptive spatio-temporal optical pulse shaper Oct 26, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18336277 [patent_doc_number] => 20230128226 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-04-27 [patent_title] => LASER APPARATUS AND METHOD [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/971042 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6656 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -24 [patent_words_short_claim] => 59 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17971042 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/971042
Laser apparatus and method Oct 20, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18168445 [patent_doc_number] => 20230035055 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-02 [patent_title] => Electroabsorption Modulated Laser [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/964289 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4574 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 53 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17964289 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/964289
Electroabsorption modulated laser Oct 11, 2022 Issued
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17/963336
Vertical cavity surface emitting laser Oct 10, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18309920 [patent_doc_number] => 20230113820 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-04-13 [patent_title] => WAVELENGTH BANDWIDTH EXPANSION FOR TUNING OR CHIRPING WITH A SILICON PHOTONIC EXTERNAL CAVITY TUNABLE LASER [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/962137 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 16051 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -22 [patent_words_short_claim] => 51 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17962137 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/962137
WAVELENGTH BANDWIDTH EXPANSION FOR TUNING OR CHIRPING WITH A SILICON PHOTONIC EXTERNAL CAVITY TUNABLE LASER Oct 6, 2022 Pending
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17/935351
Radio frequency slab laser Sep 25, 2022 Issued
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17/951291
Submount, light emitting device, and optical module Sep 22, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20774985 [patent_doc_number] => 12658671 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-06-16 [patent_title] => Segmented contact for current control in semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/950847 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-09-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 23391 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 216 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17950847 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/950847
Segmented contact for current control in semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers Sep 21, 2022 Issued
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17/946848
Light-emitting module Sep 15, 2022 Issued
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17/945767
Automatic power control circuit and method, and laser diode circuit Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/945086
Drive circuit and light source device Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/945271
External resonant laser module and method of manufacturing external resonant laser module Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/944213
Vertical emitters with integrated final-stage transistor switch Sep 13, 2022 Issued
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17/939992
Method of forming an optical aperture of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser and vertical cavity surface emitting laser Sep 7, 2022 Issued
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