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Michael J. Felton

Examiner (ID: 9408, Phone: (571)272-4805 , Office: P/1747 )

Most Active Art Unit
1747
Art Unit(s)
1747, 1731, 1791
Total Applications
756
Issued Applications
403
Pending Applications
86
Abandoned Applications
283

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/263593
Private line configuration method, optical network, device and readable storage medium Dec 9, 2021 Issued
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17/538578
High-density co-packaged optics networking system Nov 29, 2021 Issued
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17/535422
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium for defect inspection and detection Nov 23, 2021 Issued
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17/532932
Network control method, apparatus, and system Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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17/532331
Method and an apparatus for transitioning between optical networks Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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18/253781
Light signal decoding device and a light signal decoding method Nov 21, 2021 Issued
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17/530653
Wavelength demultiplexer, optical transceiver front-end module, photonic circuit, and wavelength demultiplexing control method Nov 18, 2021 Issued
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17/528461
DAS for multi-frequency band and multi-carrier based on O-RAN standard Nov 16, 2021 Issued
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17/528294
Convolution neural network based landmark tracker Nov 16, 2021 Issued
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17/524351
Systems and methods for mapping optical connections in a fiber distribution hub of a passive optical network Nov 10, 2021 Issued
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17/522579
AI encoding apparatus and operation method of the same, and AI decoding apparatus and operation method of the same Nov 8, 2021 Issued
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17/522226
Self-optimizing video analytics pipelines Nov 8, 2021 Issued
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17/519717
Optical network system, optical node device, and optical network control method Nov 4, 2021 Issued
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17/519578
Precise registration of images of tubulars Nov 4, 2021 Issued
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17/518966
Beamforming systems, networks, and elements configured for simultaneous optical up/down conversion and beamforming Nov 3, 2021 Issued
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17/517778
PON slicing method and device using network sharing Nov 2, 2021 Issued
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17/514148
Dynamic positional control system Oct 28, 2021 Issued
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17/513438
Data transmission method and apparatus in optical transport network Oct 27, 2021 Issued
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17/509799
Symbol generation and frame synchronization for multipulse-pulse position modulation Oct 24, 2021 Issued
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17/505632
Matching apparatus, matching method, and matching program Oct 19, 2021 Issued
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