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Mark A. Williams

Examiner (ID: 17185)

Most Active Art Unit
3675
Art Unit(s)
3676, 3209, 3675, 3722, 3673, 3674, 3626
Total Applications
2073
Issued Applications
1525
Pending Applications
104
Abandoned Applications
464

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/334739
Analog amplitude noise modulation to communicate information Jun 13, 2023 Issued
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18/328027
In-phase (I) / quadrature (Q) correlation dither for modulator quadrature control Jun 1, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20216650 [patent_doc_number] => 12413311 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-09-09 [patent_title] => Optical transmission device and control method thereof for integrating multiple signal based on lithium niobate modulation [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/201959 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-05-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 259 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18201959 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/201959
Optical transmission device and control method thereof for integrating multiple signal based on lithium niobate modulation May 24, 2023 Issued
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18/316588
Combined imaging and quantum cryptography apparatus May 11, 2023 Issued
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18/195488
Programmable small form-factor pluggable module May 9, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20305966 [patent_doc_number] => 12451970 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-10-21 [patent_title] => Dynamic modulator bias controller with continuous waveform characterization via two or more bias points [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/137005 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-04-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 0 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 231 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18137005 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/137005
Dynamic modulator bias controller with continuous waveform characterization via two or more bias points Apr 19, 2023 Issued
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18/136422
OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING NUMBER OF SUBCARRIERS Apr 18, 2023 Pending
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18/863938
Electromagnetic field detector Apr 10, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20112093 [patent_doc_number] => 12362835 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-07-15 [patent_title] => Method and apparatus of automatic bias control for intensity modulated silicon modulator [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/132091 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-04-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 1479 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 137 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18132091 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/132091
Method and apparatus of automatic bias control for intensity modulated silicon modulator Apr 6, 2023 Issued
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18/295332
Indirect optical communication Apr 3, 2023 Issued
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18/130015
OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS Apr 2, 2023 Abandoned
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18/122313
Optical transmission device based on lithium niobate modulation method Mar 15, 2023 Issued
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18/121235
COHERENT OPTICAL RECEIVER DEVICE AND COHERENT OPTICAL RECEIVING METHOD Mar 13, 2023 Abandoned
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18/119200
Node equipment, wavelength monitor, and wavelength monitoring method Mar 7, 2023 Issued
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18/179911
Hybrid access plane function (HAPF) as a satellite and cellular carrier aggregator and slicing manager Mar 6, 2023 Issued
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18/177544
Monitor window in ASE injection seed Mar 1, 2023 Issued
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18/177544
Monitor window in ASE injection seed Mar 1, 2023 Issued
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18/173451
Tap photodetector and optical fiber communication system Feb 22, 2023 Issued
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18/168771
Lidar based communication Feb 13, 2023 Issued
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18/108787
Quantum key distribution and management in passive optical networks Feb 12, 2023 Issued
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