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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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17/710479
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REDUCE THE POWER CONSUMPTION OF AN OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIER Mar 30, 2022 Pending
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17/657426
Fiber laser system with multiple wavelengths Mar 30, 2022 Issued
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17/708728
High-speed time-of-interference light detection and ranging apparatus Mar 29, 2022 Issued
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18/548934
DISPLACEMENT DETECTOR, ARRAY OF DISPLACEMENT DETECTORS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLACEMENT DETECTOR Mar 29, 2022 Pending
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17/708856
Systems and methods for distributing optical signals using a photonic integrated circuit Mar 29, 2022 Issued
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17/706732
Time-of-flight imaging system and method and computer program for operating a time-of-flight imaging system Mar 28, 2022 Issued
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17/705854
Systems and methods for wide-angle LiDAR using non-uniform magnification optics Mar 27, 2022 Issued
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17/702601
Techniques for ghosting mitigation in coherent LIDAR systems using multiple chirp rates Mar 22, 2022 Issued
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18/684242
LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND RANGING DEVICE Mar 14, 2022 Pending
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17/693510
Laser frequency modulation method and device, storage medium, and laser device Mar 13, 2022 Issued
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17/690811
Distance measurement by means of an active optical sensor system Mar 8, 2022 Issued
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17/653994
Laser diode firing system Mar 7, 2022 Issued
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17/687344
Optical coupler and optical amplifier Mar 3, 2022 Issued
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17/687467
Optical amplifier Mar 3, 2022 Issued
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17/685526
ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISTANCE METER AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING OPTICAL NOISE SIGNAL Mar 2, 2022 Pending
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17/678908
Device and method for scanning frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) LiDAR range measurement Feb 22, 2022 Issued
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17/678826
Perception systems for use in autonomously controlling systems Feb 22, 2022 Issued
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18/547362
LIDAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH IMPROVED EYE SAFETY Feb 21, 2022 Pending
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18/268081
OPTICAL AMPLIFIER Feb 15, 2022 Issued
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18/281622
OPTICAL MODULE AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Feb 14, 2022 Pending
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