G02B 6/4221
Involving a visual detection of the position of the elements
Official title: {involving a visual detection of the position of the elements, e.g. by using a microscope or a camera}
G02B6/4221 (Involving a visual detection of the position of the elements) appears on 661 US grants and 562 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and system for aligning and splicing polarization maintaining fibers15 Sep 2026US 12,736,750 B2RAM Photonics Interconnects, LLC
- Methods for aligning an optical connector with an optical component18 Aug 2026US 12,710,605 B2Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
- Optical devices, systems, and methods for waveguide alignment4 Aug 2026US 12,699,236 B2Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
- Optical transmission device and coupling method thereof19 May 2026US 12,631,834 B2QuantumZ Inc.
- Performance heterogeneous lasers and active components5 May 2026US 12,620,773 B2Nexus Photonics LLC
- Optical fiber positioning device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276912 A1GLOBALFOUNDRIES U. S. Inc.
- Fiber array unit adapter with high-contrast fiducial structures27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251852 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- System for determining optical probe location relative to a photonic integrated circuit20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243983 A1Keysight Technologies, Inc.
- Optical fiber positioning device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211190 A1GLOBALFOUNDRIES U. S. Inc.
- Optical fiber array capable of alignment and alignment method thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211196 A1Hermes Testing Solutions Inc.
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By later US patents
- Method of manufacturing surface textured high-efficiency radiating devices and devices obtained therefrom275US 6,504,180 B1Bruseel · 2003
- System for connecting a fiber optic cable to an electronic device132US 6,811,320 B12004
- Optoelectroinc mount including flexible substrate and method for making same127US 5,249,245 AMotorola, Inc. · 1993
- Single in-line optical package125US 5,337,398 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1994
- Parallel optical interconnect124US 5,631,988 AVixel Corporation · 1997