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Michael W. Carter

Examiner (ID: 344, Phone: (571)270-1872 , Office: P/2828 )

Most Active Art Unit
2828
Art Unit(s)
2828
Total Applications
1045
Issued Applications
752
Pending Applications
72
Abandoned Applications
237

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/548161
SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Jan 20, 2022 Pending
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17/572253
REGULATOR CIRCUIT AND REGULATOR SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE LASER Jan 9, 2022 Pending
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18/257689
Q-SWITCH CO2 LASER Dec 19, 2021 Pending
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17/555144
TANDEM PUMPED FIBER AMPLIFIER Dec 16, 2021 Abandoned
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17/643895
Thermal management system and optical bench for diode laser device Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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17/643712
DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR AN ADDRESSABLE ARRAY OF OPTICAL EMITTERS Dec 9, 2021 Pending
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17/546153
Dual optical frequency comb light-emitting device Dec 8, 2021 Issued
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17/643057
Dispersion management method and apparatus based on non-periodic spectral phase jumps Dec 6, 2021 Issued
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17/456179
Tunable broadband random optoelectronic oscillator Nov 22, 2021 Issued
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17/530903
SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND PROJECTION DEVICE Nov 18, 2021 Abandoned
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17/528315
Driving and stabilization system for pump laser Nov 16, 2021 Issued
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17/527765
Integrated light receiving and emitting device combined with control circuit wafer and method thereof Nov 15, 2021 Issued
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17/454942
Air ionization display device Nov 14, 2021 Issued
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17/521600
Optical semiconductor module Nov 7, 2021 Issued
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17/521660
Optical semiconductor module Nov 7, 2021 Issued
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17/453060
Vertically offset vertical cavity surface emitting lasers Oct 31, 2021 Issued
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17/513402
Resonance based light valve system Oct 27, 2021 Issued
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17/511742
Eye safety interlock for fiber-coupled high power laser sources Oct 26, 2021 Issued
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17/510933
Laser device Oct 25, 2021 Issued
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17/500425
Chip-integrated mode-locked lasers based on thin-film nonlinear waveguides Oct 12, 2021 Issued
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