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William A. Luther

Examiner (ID: 4657)

Most Active Art Unit
2731
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2614, 2616, 2664, 2731, 2607, 2667
Total Applications
411
Issued Applications
321
Pending Applications
46
Abandoned Applications
44

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/769928
Arbitrary waveform generation device and arbitrary waveform generation method Sep 29, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17422592 [patent_doc_number] => 11256042 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-02-22 [patent_title] => Waveguide substrates and waveguide substrate assemblies having waveguide routing schemes and methods for fabricating the same [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/030834 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24 [patent_figures_cnt] => 43 [patent_no_of_words] => 10226 [patent_no_of_claims] => 32 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 114 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17030834 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/030834
Waveguide substrates and waveguide substrate assemblies having waveguide routing schemes and methods for fabricating the same Sep 23, 2020 Issued
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17/031032
Waveguide absorbers Sep 23, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17483831 [patent_doc_number] => 20220091335 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-03-24 [patent_title] => HETEROGENOUS OPTICAL POWER SPLITTER/COMBINER [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/026799 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-09-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 4496 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17026799 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/026799
Heterogenous optical power splitter/combiner Sep 20, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18022233 [patent_doc_number] => 20220373732 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-24 [patent_title] => CONNECTOR FOR MULTI-CORE FIBER [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/761133 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-09-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7559 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 173 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17761133 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/761133
CONNECTOR FOR MULTI-CORE FIBER Sep 15, 2020 Abandoned
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17/021636
Interconnect system with pre-terminated cables and adapter trays Sep 14, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17682018 [patent_doc_number] => 11366268 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-06-21 [patent_title] => Method and device for substantially eliminating optical damage in lithium niobate devices [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/019485 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 42 [patent_no_of_words] => 5215 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 72 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17019485 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/019485
Method and device for substantially eliminating optical damage in lithium niobate devices Sep 13, 2020 Issued
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17/017793
Optical fiber cable, harness, and method of manufacturing optical fiber cable Sep 10, 2020 Issued
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17/012431
Armored data cable assembly Sep 3, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17589001 [patent_doc_number] => 11327264 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-05-10 [patent_title] => Fiber optic tensioning reel sub-system in robotic fiber optic cross-connect systems, sub-systems, devices and methods [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/012024 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-09-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 58 [patent_figures_cnt] => 80 [patent_no_of_words] => 28019 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 147 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17012024 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/012024
Fiber optic tensioning reel sub-system in robotic fiber optic cross-connect systems, sub-systems, devices and methods Sep 2, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18667801 [patent_doc_number] => 11774694 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-10-03 [patent_title] => Fiber carrying structure with rip cord and related method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/007077 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-08-31 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3516 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 249 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17007077 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/007077
Fiber carrying structure with rip cord and related method Aug 30, 2020 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19872385 [patent_doc_number] => 12265245 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-04-01 [patent_title] => Method of forming birefringent structures in an optical element [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/628998 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-08-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 12129 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 312 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17628998 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/628998
Method of forming birefringent structures in an optical element Aug 26, 2020 Issued
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17/753193
Optical modulator and method of fabricating an optical modulator Aug 24, 2020 Issued
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16/998109
Outdoor optical fiber connector Aug 19, 2020 Issued
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16/995985
OPTICAL IMMERSION REFRACTOMETER PROBE Aug 17, 2020 Abandoned
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16/991495
Post-fabrication trimming of silicon ring resonators via integrated annealing Aug 11, 2020 Issued
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17/642378
Optical fiber cable production method, and optical fiber cable Aug 10, 2020 Issued
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16/985645
Edge couplers with a partially-etched inverse taper Aug 4, 2020 Issued
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16/943056
Optical wavemeter Jul 29, 2020 Issued
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18/006835
Semiconductor optical modulator Jul 28, 2020 Issued
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