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Mark Hellner

Examiner (ID: 19012, Phone: (571)272-6981 , Office: P/3645 )

Most Active Art Unit
3645
Art Unit(s)
2202, 3642, 3662, 3663, 3648, 3645
Total Applications
4226
Issued Applications
3732
Pending Applications
225
Abandoned Applications
294

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/229828
Method and system for refractive beam-steering Jun 4, 2025 Issued
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18/905629
Photonic chip module, LiDAR and movable device Oct 2, 2024 Issued
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18/790040
DISTANCE DETECTOR, DISTANCE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Jul 30, 2024 Pending
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18/760760
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RANGES TO A TARGET BEHIND A TRANSPARENT SURFACE Jun 30, 2024 Pending
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18/759024
Optical transceiving module and laser radar Jun 27, 2024 Issued
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18/662060
Techniques for combining optical beams into shared spatial mode May 12, 2024 Issued
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18/657328
Optical device and photodetection system May 6, 2024 Issued
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18/647625
LIDAR DEVICE, CLEANING METHOD, AND VEHICLE Apr 25, 2024 Pending
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18/641011
Autonomous vehicle including LIDAR sensor system having improved photonics interface Apr 18, 2024 Issued
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18/638235
LiDAR and movable device Apr 16, 2024 Issued
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18/617209
Light-receiving device and LiDAR Mar 25, 2024 Issued
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18/611907
LIDAR CLEANING SYSTEM Mar 20, 2024 Pending
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18/608512
Determining specular reflectivity characteristics using LiDAR Mar 17, 2024 Issued
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18/601795
Techniques for range and velocity measurements in a LIDAR system Mar 10, 2024 Issued
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18/590470
Polarization sensitive LiDAR system Feb 27, 2024 Issued
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18/585670
DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM Feb 22, 2024 Pending
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18/441068
CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM Feb 13, 2024 Pending
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18/438054
Semiconductor Manufacturing Tool Alignment Device And Method Feb 8, 2024 Pending
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18/438043
Methods and systems for detecting obstructions on a sensor housing Feb 8, 2024 Issued
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18/428298
LASER EMITTER AND OPTICAL RANGING APPARATUS Jan 30, 2024 Pending
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