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Theodore M. Blum

Examiner (ID: 10391)

Most Active Art Unit
2202
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3662, 2604, 2603, 3642, 2202, 2607, 2200
Total Applications
2205
Issued Applications
1954
Pending Applications
86
Abandoned Applications
165

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/347755
MODULATION FORMATS IN OPTICAL NETWORKS Jul 5, 2023 Pending
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18/344962
Dummy light signal generation apparatus and method, and reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer Jun 29, 2023 Issued
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18/216134
Optoelectronic computing systems Jun 28, 2023 Issued
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18/341427
Receiver-based fiber-optic link monitor Jun 25, 2023 Issued
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18/337825
Proactive path computation element to accelerate path computation Jun 19, 2023 Issued
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18/210333
Transceiver device Jun 14, 2023 Issued
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18/210333
Transceiver device Jun 14, 2023 Issued
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18/210333
Transceiver device Jun 14, 2023 Issued
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18/210333
Transceiver device Jun 14, 2023 Issued
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18/332894
Coherent optical receiver, and optical communication device and system Jun 11, 2023 Issued
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18/332892
Optical signal amplification apparatus and related optical communication device Jun 11, 2023 Issued
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18/328156
Signal processing method and apparatus, and communication system Jun 1, 2023 Issued
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18/328662
PHASE ARRAY ANTENNA PLATFORM COMMUNITY, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN PLATFORMS UTILIZING A FREE SPACE OPTICAL SYSTEM Jun 1, 2023 Pending
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18/328689
System and method for aligning RF phase in a distributed mobile platform ensemble utilizing a free space optical system to improve RF phase alignment Jun 1, 2023 Issued
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18/320749
Signal synchronization and payload extraction in a communication network or other network May 18, 2023 Issued
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18/315348
Wavelength multiplexing optical transmission system and wavelength multiplexing optical transmitter May 9, 2023 Issued
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18/313836
Systems and methods for configurable lane mapping for muxponder modules May 7, 2023 Issued
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18/309740
Systems and methods for fast burst data link acquisition Apr 27, 2023 Issued
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18/139589
System, apparatus, and method for online distributed polarization-dependent loss monitoring Apr 25, 2023 Issued
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18/133472
Reconfigurable optical receiver for use with multiple modulation techniques Apr 10, 2023 Issued
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