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John K Ford

Examiner (ID: 17539)

Most Active Art Unit
3407
Art Unit(s)
3407, 3743, 3784, 2743, 3405, 3753, 3744, 3406
Total Applications
2062
Issued Applications
1392
Pending Applications
55
Abandoned Applications
615

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/366537
Laser device Aug 6, 2023 Issued
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18/229317
Oxide Aperture Shaping In Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Aug 1, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18743913 [patent_doc_number] => 20230352901 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-11-02 [patent_title] => Systems and Methods for Coherent Beam Combining [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/315501 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-05-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12070 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 325 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18315501 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/315501
Systems and methods for coherent beam combining May 10, 2023 Issued
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18/174250
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS AND PROCESSES FOR THE PLANARIZATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS Feb 23, 2023 Pending
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18/111526
ISOLATED RING CAVITY RESONATOR Feb 16, 2023 Pending
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18/111457
Diamond-Based High-Stability Optical Devices for Precision Frequency and Time Generation Feb 16, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18579342 [patent_doc_number] => 11735886 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-22 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for coherent beam combining [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/147715 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-12-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 12067 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 337 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18147715 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/147715
Systems and methods for coherent beam combining Dec 28, 2022 Issued
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18/045489
Quantum cascade laser system with angled active region Oct 10, 2022 Issued
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17/807552
Wavelength selection method and wavelength selection device for tunable laser Jun 16, 2022 Issued
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17/742377
Non-reciprocal optical assembly for injection locked laser May 10, 2022 Issued
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17/739309
Silicon photonics based tunable laser May 8, 2022 Issued
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17/662268
Modified emitter array May 5, 2022 Issued
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17/715509
GERMANIUM-ON-SILICON LASER IN CMOS TECHNOLOGY Apr 6, 2022 Pending
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18/260739
Optical device and method of forming the same Mar 6, 2022 Issued
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17/683947
Oxide aperture shaping in vertical cavity surface-emitting laser Feb 28, 2022 Issued
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17/648012
EMITTER OXIDATION UNIFORMITY WITHIN A WAFER Jan 13, 2022 Pending
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17/562942
OPTICALLY PUMPED ON-CHIP SOLID-STATE LASER Dec 26, 2021 Pending
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17/546799
Narrow sized laser diode Dec 8, 2021 Issued
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17/546776
ENERGETIC LASER DESIGN Dec 8, 2021 Pending
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17/542579
Diode-Pumped Solid State Lasers Dec 5, 2021 Pending
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