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Mark Hellner

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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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18/085676
Systems and methods for wide-angle LiDAR using non-uniform magnification optics Dec 20, 2022 Issued
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18/068139
LIDAR Device, System and Method Dec 18, 2022 Abandoned
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18/080494
Single span calibration in a multi-span optical line system Dec 12, 2022 Pending
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18/078536
SURVEYING DEVICE COMPRISING A RANGE IMAGING SENSOR AND A SETTABLE TARGET ILLUMINATOR TO PROVIDE AN AREA ILLUMINATION IN DIFFERENT ILLUMINATION STATES Dec 8, 2022 Pending
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18/076128
Techniques for using an electro-optical phase locked loop in a LIDAR system Dec 5, 2022 Issued
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18/575779
F-P sensor probe, absolute distance measurement device, and absolute distance measurement method Dec 4, 2022 Issued
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17/994756
Method of multi-phase correlations vector synthesis ranging by fractional correlation Nov 27, 2022 Issued
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18/056969
DEVICE FOR SPECTRAL BROADENING OF A LASER PULSE AND LASER SYSTEM Nov 17, 2022 Pending
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18/056510
Method for determining a distance using a laser range finder Nov 16, 2022 Issued
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18/054070
LASER VEHICLE SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM Nov 8, 2022 Pending
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18/720014
DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Nov 7, 2022 Pending
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17/983185
Dual-polarized light detection and ranging receiving end based on optical chip Nov 7, 2022 Issued
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17/978520
Techniques for processing a target return signal using free-space optics Oct 31, 2022 Issued
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17/970735
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system having a liquid cooled cold plate Oct 20, 2022 Issued
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17/967801
Techniques for configurable transimpedance amplifier for FMCW LIDAR systems Oct 16, 2022 Issued
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18/700474
System and Method/Process for In-Field Measurements of Plant Crops Oct 10, 2022 Pending
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17/962728
Injection locked on-chip laser to external on-chip resonator Oct 9, 2022 Issued
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17/937311
Continuous wave time of flight system Sep 29, 2022 Issued
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17/953849
PRASEODYMIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER Sep 26, 2022 Pending
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17/933549
System and method for detecting axle body and filet cracks in rail vehicles Sep 19, 2022 Issued
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