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Patrick David Maines

Examiner (ID: 13328, Phone: (571)270-1911 , Office: P/3748 )

Most Active Art Unit
3748
Art Unit(s)
3746, 3748, 6218, OPQA, 4165
Total Applications
643
Issued Applications
540
Pending Applications
11
Abandoned Applications
101

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/652674
Distributed fiber optic sensing systems and methods Feb 24, 2022 Issued
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17/681148
Single-beam three-degree-of-freedom homodyne laser interferometer based on array detector Feb 24, 2022 Issued
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17/679423
Homodyne encoder system with adaptive path length matching Feb 23, 2022 Issued
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17/678978
Optical systems with controlled mirror arrangements Feb 22, 2022 Issued
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18/276948
Optical sensing device for measuring deformation of a sample Feb 20, 2022 Issued
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17/676468
Method for calibrating a measuring apparatus Feb 20, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17612776 [patent_doc_number] => 20220155055 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-05-19 [patent_title] => Method and Device for Superresolution Optical Measurement using Singular Optics [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/589265 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-01-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 20377 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 159 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17589265 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/589265
Method and device for superresolution optical measurement using singular optics Jan 30, 2022 Issued
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17/648355
Method, system, and apparatus for optical measurement Jan 18, 2022 Issued
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17/572353
Polarization-separated, phase-shifted interferometer Jan 9, 2022 Issued
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18/262359
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING A DROPLET DELAY TIME, AND SORTING DEVICE Dec 27, 2021 Pending
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18/278616
Analysis device Dec 20, 2021 Issued
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17/554711
Methods and apparatus for decomposition to account for imperfect beamsplitters Dec 16, 2021 Issued
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17/644933
Interferometer and optical instrument with integrated optical components Dec 16, 2021 Issued
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18/265361
Lab-on-a-chip system with functionalized waveguide Dec 16, 2021 Issued
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18/269547
Interferometer system, positioning system, a lithographic apparatus, a jitter determination method, and a device manufacturing method Dec 11, 2021 Issued
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18/697122
DEVICE FOR MEASURING BENDING OF AN ELONGATE VERTICALLY ORIENTED CHANNEL Dec 7, 2021 Pending
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18/697125
METHOD OF MEASURING BENDING OF AN ELONGATE VERTICALLY ORIENTED CHANNEL Dec 7, 2021 Abandoned
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18/697124
METHOD OF MEASURING BENDING OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL CHANNEL Dec 7, 2021 Abandoned
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17/542152
Systems and methods for non-destructive evaluation of optical material properties and surfaces Dec 2, 2021 Issued
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17/540500
System and method of phase-locked fiber interferometry Dec 1, 2021 Issued
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