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Thomas A. Hollweg

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 623, Phone: (571)270-1739 , Office: P/2883 )

Most Active Art Unit
2879
Art Unit(s)
2879, 2874, 2883
Total Applications
531
Issued Applications
272
Pending Applications
33
Abandoned Applications
233

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/648163
Photonic Signal Processing Jan 16, 2022 Pending
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18/030523
OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE Dec 19, 2021 Pending
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17/474523
Geometric Learning-Based Method for Discovery of Optical Phenomena in Nanophotonic Structures Sep 13, 2021 Pending
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18/021426
Optical fiber fusion splicer and optical fiber fusion splicing method Aug 30, 2021 Issued
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17/445216
Optical part and semiconductor laser module Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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17/398936
Switchable Raman Nath Gratings Aug 9, 2021 Abandoned
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17/354446
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE ASSEMBLIES Jun 21, 2021 Pending
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17/995501
FUSION SPLICER, FUSION SPLICING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FUSION SPLICING OPTICAL FIBER Apr 11, 2021 Pending
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17/795935
MODE MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER USING METAMATERIALS FOR OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS Jan 28, 2021 Pending
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18/270911
CYLINDRICAL MULTI-CORE FERRULE AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR Jan 19, 2021 Abandoned
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17/754765
POWERED DEVICE, POWER SOURCING EQUIPMENT, AND POWER-OVER-FIBER SYSTEM Sep 15, 2020 Abandoned
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18/006449
Optical waveguide device and method for manufacturing the same Aug 24, 2020 Issued
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17/618648
OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS Jun 3, 2020 Pending
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17/912456
Optical Signal Processing Device Apr 6, 2020 Abandoned
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17/632646
A WAVELENGTH CONTROLLABLE ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING Nov 17, 2019 Abandoned
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17/632624
LITHIUM NIOBATE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE CHIP Nov 17, 2019 Abandoned
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15/991175
OPTICAL CONNECTOR May 28, 2018 Abandoned
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15/822971
FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR HAVING AN OPTICAL FIBER THAT IS AXIALLY MOVEABLE WITHIN A FERRULE Nov 26, 2017 Abandoned
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15/797277
OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM Oct 29, 2017 Abandoned
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15/240047
DUAL POLARIZATION ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING Aug 17, 2016 Abandoned
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