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Michael A. Lyons

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1383
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121
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177

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18/233763
MICRO OPTIC ASSEMBLIES AND OPTICAL INTERROGATION SYSTEMS Aug 13, 2023 Pending
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18/232673
PUPIL IMAGE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD Aug 9, 2023 Pending
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18/232673
PUPIL IMAGE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD Aug 9, 2023 Pending
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18/230613
THIN FILM THICKNESS ADJUSTMENTS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS Aug 3, 2023 Pending
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18/228010
Measurement apparatus, method for measuring by interferometry, processing method, optical element and lithography system Jul 30, 2023 Issued
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18/361170
METHOD OF CALIBRATING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS TO MEASURE DEPTH Jul 27, 2023 Pending
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18/361170
METHOD OF CALIBRATING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS TO MEASURE DEPTH Jul 27, 2023 Pending
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18/359661
Inspection method for detecting a defective bonding interface in a sample substrate, and measurement system implementing the method Jul 25, 2023 Issued
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18/225012
Thermal desorption preconcentrator adapted for spectroscopic gas analysis Jul 20, 2023 Issued
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18/225012
Thermal desorption preconcentrator adapted for spectroscopic gas analysis Jul 20, 2023 Issued
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18/354635
Three-dimensional measurement device Jul 17, 2023 Issued
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18/341281
Closed loop operation of broadband resonator optical gyroscope using sawtooth phase modulations Jun 25, 2023 Issued
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18/331165
METHODS AND APARATUS FOR A TWENTY-FIVE-COLOR FLUORESCENCE-BASED ASSAY AND FLOW CYTOMETRY PANEL Jun 6, 2023 Pending
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18/329609
Vehicle hull with interferometric fiber-optic gyroscope Jun 5, 2023 Issued
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18/204181
Interferometer filters with partial compensation structure May 30, 2023 Issued
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18/203172
INTERFEROMETER SYSTEM, METHOD OF DETERMINING A MODE HOP OF A LASER SOURCE OF AN INTERFEROMETER SYSTEM, METHOD OF DETERMINING A POSITION OF A MOVABLE OBJECT, AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS May 29, 2023 Pending
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18/325729
Laser interferometer May 29, 2023 Issued
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18/321680
Silicon nitride waveguide based integrated photonics front-end chip for optical gyroscope May 21, 2023 Issued
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18/199488
Detection device, system and method for determination of incidence angle of an optical beam May 18, 2023 Issued
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18/319103
Method and a system for combined characterisation of structures etched in a substrate May 16, 2023 Issued
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