G02B 6/4287
Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the
Official title: {Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide (G02B6/2852, G02B6/4286 take precedence)}
G02B6/4287 (Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the) appears on 300 US grants and 241 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Chip-to-chip optical data communication system1 Sep 2026US 12,724,211 B2Ayar Labs, Inc.
- Wavelength-detecting optical fiber identifier apparatus and method11 Aug 2026US 12,704,691 B2AFL Telecommunications LLC
- Interposer with planar sidewall surface for optical coupling and methods of forming the same14 Jul 2026US 12,681,250 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Optical side input/output circuit and optical connector9 Sep 2025US 12,411,287 B2Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- Systems and methods of side illumination of waveguides29 Jul 2025US 12,372,704 B2
- Glass waveguides with barrier layer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309940 A1Corning Incorporated
- Interposer with planar sidewall surface for optical coupling and methods of forming the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299232 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Photonic fanout interposer11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160960 A1Lightmatter, Inc.
- Open rack node-to-node communication via a low-cost optical bus30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118592 A1Dell Products L. P.
- Diagonal directional coupler elevator30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118612 A1Psiquantum, Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Patch cord221US 5,305,405 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1994
- Apparatus for launching or detecting waves of selected modes in an optical dielectric waveguide208US 4,125,768 AThe Post Office · 1978
- Apparatus for eye tracking132US 9,456,744 B2DigiLens Inc. · 2016
- Spectroscopic imaging probes, devices, and methods92US 8,953,911 B1LightLab Imaging, Inc. · 2015
- Apparatus for eye tracking73US 9,804,389 B2DigiLens Inc. · 2017