G01M 11/35
In which light is transversely coupled into or out of the fibre
Official title: {in which light is transversely coupled into or out of the fibre or waveguide, e.g. using integrating spheres (G01M11/31 takes precedence)}
G01M11/35 (In which light is transversely coupled into or out of the fibre) appears on 159 US grants and 115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01M- Granted patents
- 159
- Published applications
- 115
- Assignees
- 100
- Inventors
- 364
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wavelength-detecting optical fiber identifier apparatus and method11 Aug 2026US 12,704,691 B2AFL Telecommunications LLC
- Communication methods, systems and devices19 May 2026US 12,634,008 B2Axonal Networks Inc.
- Measuring device for lateral optical fiber lens and measuring method using same7 Apr 2026US 12,596,054 B2Suzhou Microport Argus Medical Corp
- Photonic integrated circuit and characterization method9 Dec 2025US 12,493,000 B2University of Rochester
- Mode control of photonic crystal fiber based broadband radiation sources12 Aug 2025US 12,386,270 B2ASML Holding N. V.
- Microscope spectrometer for non-destructive testing of photonic integrated circuits24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287466 A1Photonic Inc.
- End-face observation device for optical fiber and method of observing end face of optical fiber27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251529 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Optical probe, optical probe array, and probe system11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160639 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Micronics
- Optical monitor device and optical intensity measurement method29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029305 A1Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- Polarity, insertion loss and return loss tester for multi-core optical fiber15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016372 A1Shenzhen Weidu Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for optical fiber systems56US 4,664,732 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- High power optical fiber failure detection system54US 4,812,641 AGeneral Electric Company · 1989
- Mode control of photonic crystal fiber based broadband radiation sources46US 11,360,396 B2ASML Holding N. V. · 2022
- Optical fibre means39US 7,088,437 B2Optoskand AB · 2006
- Signal coupler for buffered optical fibers35US 4,586,783 ARaychem Corporation · 1986