Photonics Patent Application Trends 2024

Photonics patent applications in 2025

Top Technology Areas in Photonics

Top CPC Codes

• G02B6/12004 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 20 patents
  • Example: 20240255696. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF THIN FILM OPTICAL MATERIALS IN SILICON PHOTONICS (Raytheon Company)
• G02B6/13 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 16 patents
  • Example: 20240427083. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIMMING PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (PHOTONIC INC.)
• G02B6/1228 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 14 patents
  • Example: 20240230994. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL MODULE (SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.)
• G02B2006/12061 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 14 patents
  • Example: 20240230994. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL MODULE (SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.)
• G02B6/136 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 14 patents
  • Example: 20240288631. WAVEGUIDE ESCALATORS FOR A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.)
• G02B6/4214 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 11 patents
  • Example: 20240427091. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURES FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited)
• G02B6/43 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 11 patents
  • Example: 20240427097. OPTICAL CONNECTOR UNIT FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited)
• G02B6/122 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 10 patents
  • Example: 20240353617. SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.)
• G02F1/212 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 7 patents
  • Example: 20240430012. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING MULTI-LEVEL PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATED SIGNALS USING INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES (Cisco Technology, Inc.)
• G02B2006/12121 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 7 patents
  • Example: 20240291230. Laser Integration Techniques (Apple Inc.)

Top Companies in Photonics

Intel Corporation

• Number of Photonics patents: 20
• Top CPC codes:
  • G02B6/12004 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • G02B6/13 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • H01L25/167 (No explanation available): 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240030065. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030147. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030204. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)

GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

• Number of Photonics patents: 15
• Top CPC codes:
  • G02B6/12004 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • G02B6/136 (No explanation available): 3 patents
  • H01S5/0237 (No explanation available): 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240348005. LASER CHIPS ATTACHED TO A PHOTONICS CHIP BY MULTIPLE ADHESIVES (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241017)
  • 20240361529. REFERENCE MARKERS ADJACENT TO A CAVITY IN A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241031)
  • 20240329308. OPTICAL INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACES BETWEEN PHOTONICS CHIPS (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241003)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

• Number of Photonics patents: 12
• Top CPC codes:
  • G02B6/13 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • G02B2006/12061 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • G02B6/122 (No explanation available): 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240361521. PHOTON SOURCE AND OPTICAL COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241031)
  • 20240361524. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241031)
  • 20240332061. ISOLATION STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241003)

Cisco Technology, Inc.

• Number of Photonics patents: 7
• Top CPC codes:
  • G02B6/29365 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G02B6/4214 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G01K7/183 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240369772. WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXING OR DEMULTIPLEXING USING A LENS ARRAY WITH AN ANGLED FACET (Cisco Technology, Inc.) (20241107)
  • 20240094483. OPTIC MULTIPLEXER OR DEMULTIPLEXER (Cisco Technology, Inc.) (20240321)
  • 20240085646. INTEGRATION OF POWER AND OPTICS THROUGH COLD PLATES FOR DELIVERY TO ELECTRONIC AND PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (Cisco Technology, Inc.) (20240314)

Apple Inc.

• Number of Photonics patents: 7
• Top CPC codes:
  • G02F1/025 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • H01S5/02355 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • G02B6/13 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240094592. MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER DEVICE FOR WAVELENGTH LOCKING (Apple Inc.) (20240321)
  • 20240090102. Systems and Methods for Wavelength Locking in Optical Sensing Systems (Apple Inc.) (20240314)
  • 20240154697. Electronic Devices with High Frequency Reflective Antenna Arrays (Apple Inc.) (20240509)

FUJIKURA LTD.

• Number of Photonics patents: 6
• Top CPC codes:
  • G02B5/18 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G02B5/1847 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G02F1/225 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240418914. LIGHT DIFFRACTION ELEMENT UNIT, OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE, ASSEMBLING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD (FUJIKURA LTD.) (20241219)
  • 20240118724. OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT, OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE (FUJIKURA LTD.) (20240411)
  • 20240019615. OPTICAL ARITHMETIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ARITHMETIC DEVICE (FUJIKURA LTD.) (20240118)

Honeywell International Inc.

• Number of Photonics patents: 6
• Top CPC codes:
  • G01C19/727 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • H01S5/141 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H01S3/10092 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240272283. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS AIR DATA SYSTEM (Honeywell International Inc.) (20240815)
  • 20240345185. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS MAGNETOMETER BASED ON A NONLINEAR DIAMOND-CONTAINING RESONATOR (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241017)
  • 20240328783. PHOTONICS GYROSCOPE WITH BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241003)

Fujikura Ltd.

• Number of Photonics patents: 5
• Top CPC codes:
  • G06E1/00 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • H04N23/95 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • H04N23/815 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240118555. OPTICAL COMPUTATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMPUTATION METHOD (Fujikura Ltd.) (20240411)
  • 20240264340. OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME (Fujikura Ltd.) (20240808)
  • 20240078420. OPTICAL COMPUTATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMPUTATION METHOD (Fujikura Ltd.) (20240307)

Anello Photonics, Inc.

• Number of Photonics patents: 5
• Top CPC codes:
  • G01C19/721 (No explanation available): 3 patents
  • G01S19/13 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G02B6/125 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240337790. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS OPTICAL GYROSCOPES WITH IMPROVED SENSITIVITY UTILIZING HIGH DENSITY SILICON NITRIDE WAVEGUIDES (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20241010)
  • 20240210175. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS CHIP WITH ELECTRO-OPTIC MATERIAL BASED WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20240627)
  • 20240068813. SILICON NITRIDE WAVEGUIDE BASED INTEGRATED PHOTONICS FRONT-END CHIP FOR OPTICAL GYROSCOPE (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20240229)

Applied Materials, Inc.

• Number of Photonics patents: 5
• Top CPC codes:
  • G02B6/1347 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G02B6/136 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G02B2006/12173 (No explanation available): 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240375221. REMOVING ELASTOMERS FROM ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT USING LASER TECHNOLOGY (Applied Materials, Inc.) (20241114)
  • 20240111106. PHOTONIC GLASS LAYER SUBSTRATE WITH EMBEDDED OPTICAL STRUCTURES FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN ELECTRO OPTICAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (Applied Materials, Inc.) (20240404)
  • 20240111107. METHODS FOR FABRICATION OF OPTICAL STRUCTURES ON PHOTONIC GLASS LAYER SUBSTRATES (Applied Materials, Inc.) (20240404)

New Companies in Photonics (Last Month)

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Emerging Technology Areas in Photonics

• H01S3/0407 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240047931. METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOMOGENIZING THE TEMPERATURE OF A LASER BASE PLATE (LITILIT, UAB)
• H01S3/025 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240047931. METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOMOGENIZING THE TEMPERATURE OF A LASER BASE PLATE (LITILIT, UAB)
• H01S3/0405 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240047931. METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOMOGENIZING THE TEMPERATURE OF A LASER BASE PLATE (LITILIT, UAB)
• G06Q30/0629 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046342. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A PHOTONICS DATABASE (MeetOptics Labs S.L.)
• G06Q30/0627 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046342. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A PHOTONICS DATABASE (MeetOptics Labs S.L.)
• G06Q30/0643 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046342. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A PHOTONICS DATABASE (MeetOptics Labs S.L.)
• H10K85/20 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240043413. COMPOUNDS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN FIELD OF OPTOELECTRONICS (Zhejiang Brilliant Optoelectronic Technology Co.,Ltd.)
• H10K85/633 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240043413. COMPOUNDS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN FIELD OF OPTOELECTRONICS (Zhejiang Brilliant Optoelectronic Technology Co.,Ltd.)
• H10K85/6572 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240043413. COMPOUNDS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN FIELD OF OPTOELECTRONICS (Zhejiang Brilliant Optoelectronic Technology Co.,Ltd.)
• H10K85/6576 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240043413. COMPOUNDS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN FIELD OF OPTOELECTRONICS (Zhejiang Brilliant Optoelectronic Technology Co.,Ltd.)

Top Companies in Emerging Photonics Technologies

• Zhejiang Brilliant Optoelectronic Technology Co.,Ltd.: 4 patents
• MeetOptics Labs S.L.: 3 patents
• LITILIT, UAB: 3 patents

Top Inventors in Photonics

Masahiro Kashiwagi

• Number of Photonics patents: 9
• Top companies:
  • Fujikura Ltd.: 5 patents
  • FUJIKURA LTD.: 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240118724. OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT, OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE (FUJIKURA LTD.) (20240411)
  • 20240264340. OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME (Fujikura Ltd.) (20240808)
  • 20240078420. OPTICAL COMPUTATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMPUTATION METHOD (Fujikura Ltd.) (20240307)

Yusheng Bian of Ballston Lake NY (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 9
• Top companies:
  • GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.: 9 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240348005. LASER CHIPS ATTACHED TO A PHOTONICS CHIP BY MULTIPLE ADHESIVES (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241017)
  • 20240361529. REFERENCE MARKERS ADJACENT TO A CAVITY IN A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241031)
  • 20240329308. OPTICAL INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACES BETWEEN PHOTONICS CHIPS (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241003)

Hiroyuki Kusaka

• Number of Photonics patents: 8
• Top companies:
  • Fujikura Ltd.: 4 patents
  • FUJIKURA LTD.: 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240118555. OPTICAL COMPUTATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMPUTATION METHOD (Fujikura Ltd.) (20240411)
  • 20240118724. OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT, OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE (FUJIKURA LTD.) (20240411)
  • 20240078420. OPTICAL COMPUTATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMPUTATION METHOD (Fujikura Ltd.) (20240307)

Matthew Wade Puckett of Phoenix AZ (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 6
• Top companies:
  • Honeywell International Inc.: 6 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240272283. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS AIR DATA SYSTEM (Honeywell International Inc.) (20240815)
  • 20240345185. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS MAGNETOMETER BASED ON A NONLINEAR DIAMOND-CONTAINING RESONATOR (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241017)
  • 20240328783. PHOTONICS GYROSCOPE WITH BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241003)

Mario Paniccia of Santa Clara CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 5
• Top companies:
  • Anello Photonics, Inc.: 5 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240337790. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS OPTICAL GYROSCOPES WITH IMPROVED SENSITIVITY UTILIZING HIGH DENSITY SILICON NITRIDE WAVEGUIDES (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20241010)
  • 20240210175. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS CHIP WITH ELECTRO-OPTIC MATERIAL BASED WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20240627)
  • 20240068813. SILICON NITRIDE WAVEGUIDE BASED INTEGRATED PHOTONICS FRONT-END CHIP FOR OPTICAL GYROSCOPE (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20240229)

Jianfeng Wu of Tucson AZ (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 5
• Top companies:
  • Honeywell International Inc.: 5 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240380177. STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING LASER WITH REDUCED FUNDAMENTAL LINEWIDTH AND FREQUENCY PULLING (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241114)
  • 20240345185. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS MAGNETOMETER BASED ON A NONLINEAR DIAMOND-CONTAINING RESONATOR (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241017)
  • 20240328783. PHOTONICS GYROSCOPE WITH BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241003)

Zhuojie Wu of Port Chester NY (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 5
• Top companies:
  • GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.: 5 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240280632. DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEM FOR CAVITY IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20240822)
  • 20240167974. MOISTURE DETECTION ALONG INPUT/OUTPUT OPENING IN IC STRUCTURE (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20240523)
  • 20240348005. LASER CHIPS ATTACHED TO A PHOTONICS CHIP BY MULTIPLE ADHESIVES (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241017)

Nicholas D. Psaila

• Number of Photonics patents: 5
• Top companies:
  • Intel Corporation: 4 patents
  • INTEL CORPORATION: 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240402443. KINEMATICALLY ALIGNED OPTICAL CONNECTOR FOR SILICON PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (PICs) AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME (Intel Corporation) (20241205)
  • 20240027700. TECHNOLOGIES FOR A BEAM EXPANSION FOR VERTICALLY-EMITTING PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240027706. PHOTONICS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE PACKAGING (Intel Corporation) (20240125)

Yuichiro Kunai

• Number of Photonics patents: 4
• Top companies:
  • Fujikura Ltd.: 2 patents
  • FUJIKURA LTD.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427214. OPTICAL PHASE MODULATOR, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE (FUJIKURA LTD.) (20241226)
  • 20240103207. OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMPUTING METHOD (FUJIKURA LTD.) (20240328)
  • 20240264340. OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME (Fujikura Ltd.) (20240808)

Mike Horton of Santa Clara CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 4
• Top companies:
  • Anello Photonics, Inc.: 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240337493. PORTABLE OPTICAL GYROSCOPE AND COMPASS UNIT (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20241010)
  • 20240210175. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS CHIP WITH ELECTRO-OPTIC MATERIAL BASED WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20240627)
  • 20240068813. SILICON NITRIDE WAVEGUIDE BASED INTEGRATED PHOTONICS FRONT-END CHIP FOR OPTICAL GYROSCOPE (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20240229)

Darius Bunandar of Boston MA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 4
• Top companies:
  • Lightmatter, Inc.: 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240248260. OPTICAL FLOW SWITCHING USING PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (Lightmatter, Inc.) (20240725)
  • 20240310593. OPTICAL FIBER SHUFFLE CIRCUIT (Lightmatter, Inc.) (20240919)
  • 20240045464. OPTICAL COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH DISAGGREGATED MEMORY (Lightmatter, Inc.) (20240208)

YingKit Felix TSUI of Cupertino CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 4
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.: 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240012199. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20240111)
  • 20240402521. SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241205)
  • 20240361524. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241031)

Steven Tin of Edina MN (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 4
• Top companies:
  • Honeywell International Inc.: 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240380177. STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING LASER WITH REDUCED FUNDAMENTAL LINEWIDTH AND FREQUENCY PULLING (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241114)
  • 20240272283. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS AIR DATA SYSTEM (Honeywell International Inc.) (20240815)
  • 20240328783. PHOTONICS GYROSCOPE WITH BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241003)

Gang Duan of Chandler AZ (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 4
• Top companies:
  • Intel Corporation: 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240030065. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030147. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030204. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)

Srinivas V. Pietambaram of Chandler AZ (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 4
• Top companies:
  • Intel Corporation: 4 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240030065. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030147. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030204. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)

Chen-Hua Yu

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: 2 patents
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.: 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427091. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURES FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) (20241226)
  • 20240427097. OPTICAL CONNECTOR UNIT FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) (20241226)
  • 20240361521. PHOTON SOURCE AND OPTICAL COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241031)

Takako Hirokawa of Ballston Lake NY (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427094. CALIBRATION MARKERS FOR A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241226)
  • 20240369760. PHOTONICS CHIP STRUCTURES INCLUDING A LIGHT SOURCE AND AN EDGE COUPLER (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241107)
  • 20240361529. REFERENCE MARKERS ADJACENT TO A CAVITY IN A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241031)

Kevin Dezfulian of Arlington VA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427094. CALIBRATION MARKERS FOR A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241226)
  • 20240288631. WAVEGUIDE ESCALATORS FOR A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20240829)
  • 20240361529. REFERENCE MARKERS ADJACENT TO A CAVITY IN A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241031)

Karen Nummy of Newburgh NY (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240288631. WAVEGUIDE ESCALATORS FOR A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20240829)
  • 20240402426. REFLECTORS FOR A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241205)
  • 20240361529. REFERENCE MARKERS ADJACENT TO A CAVITY IN A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241031)

Tiequn Qiu of Glendale AZ (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Honeywell International Inc.: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240302168. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS GYROSCOPE WITH COMMON INTENSITY MODULATION (Honeywell International Inc.) (20240912)
  • 20240380177. STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING LASER WITH REDUCED FUNDAMENTAL LINEWIDTH AND FREQUENCY PULLING (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241114)
  • 20240328783. PHOTONICS GYROSCOPE WITH BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241003)

Robert Turner of Georgetown TX (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Lightmatter, Inc.: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240248260. OPTICAL FLOW SWITCHING USING PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (Lightmatter, Inc.) (20240725)
  • 20240310593. OPTICAL FIBER SHUFFLE CIRCUIT (Lightmatter, Inc.) (20240919)
  • 20240045464. OPTICAL COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH DISAGGREGATED MEMORY (Lightmatter, Inc.) (20240208)

Chih-Tsung SHIH

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240012199. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20240111)
  • 20240402521. SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241205)
  • 20240361524. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241031)

Hau-Yan LU

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240012199. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20240111)
  • 20240361524. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241031)
  • 20240332061. ISOLATION STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241003)

Roy Edward Meade of Lafayette CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Ayar Labs, Inc.: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240014904. Laser Module for Optical Data Communication System within Silicon Interposer (Ayar Labs, Inc.) (20240111)
  • 20240176081. Vertical Integrated Photonics Chiplet for In-Package Optical Interconnect (Ayar Labs, Inc.) (20240530)
  • 20240061181. Fiber Attach Enabled Wafer Level Fanout (Ayar Labs, Inc.) (20240222)

Sylvie Menezo

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Scintil Photonics: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240159961. METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PHOTONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST TWO PHOTONIC CHIPS, AND PHOTONIC DEVICE (Scintil Photonics) (20240516)
  • 20240004046. PHOTONIC CHIP AND PHOTONIC COMPONENT INTEGRATING SUCH A CHIP (Scintil Photonics) (20240104)
  • 20240369896. PHOTONIC CHIP PROVIDED WITH ONE OR TWO MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATORS (Scintil Photonics) (20241107)

Joon Ki LEE

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: 2 patents
  • Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute: 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240380492. SILICON PHOTONICS TRANSMITTER AND METHOD THEREFOR (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) (20241114)
  • 20240178915. COMMUNICATION DEVICE COMBINING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION AND POSITIONING FUNCTION AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF (ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE) (20240530)
  • 20240178916. RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING PHOTONICS-BASED TERAHERTZ WIRELESS COMMUNICATION (ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE) (20240530)

Hari Mahalingam of San Jose CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Intel Corporation: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240402443. KINEMATICALLY ALIGNED OPTICAL CONNECTOR FOR SILICON PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (PICs) AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME (Intel Corporation) (20241205)
  • 20240345319. MULTI-LAYER SILICON PHOTONICS APPARATUS (Intel Corporation) (20241017)
  • 20240361541. APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL ALIGNMENT FOR PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (Intel Corporation) (20241031)

Hamid R. Azimi of Paradise Valley AZ (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Intel Corporation: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240030065. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030147. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030204. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)

Rahul Manepalli of Chandler AZ (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 3
• Top companies:
  • Intel Corporation: 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240030065. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030147. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)
  • 20240030204. MULTI-DIE PANEL-LEVEL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING COMPONENTS (Intel Corporation) (20240125)

Kazuhiro YOSHIDA

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240230994. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL MODULE (SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.) (20240711)
  • 20240134118. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL MODULE (SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.) (20240425)

Mahsa SALMANI

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240235629. CODEBOOK-BASED BEAMFORMING WITH RANDOM FOREST ON CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.) (20240711)
  • 20240137083. CODEBOOK-BASED BEAMFORMING WITH RANDOM FOREST ON CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.) (20240425)

Sreenil SAHA

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240235629. CODEBOOK-BASED BEAMFORMING WITH RANDOM FOREST ON CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.) (20240711)
  • 20240137083. CODEBOOK-BASED BEAMFORMING WITH RANDOM FOREST ON CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.) (20240425)

Armaghan ESHAGHI

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240235629. CODEBOOK-BASED BEAMFORMING WITH RANDOM FOREST ON CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.) (20240711)
  • 20240137083. CODEBOOK-BASED BEAMFORMING WITH RANDOM FOREST ON CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.) (20240425)

Hsing-Kuo Hsia

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427091. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURES FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) (20241226)
  • 20240427097. OPTICAL CONNECTOR UNIT FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) (20241226)

Chih-Wei Tseng

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427091. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURES FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) (20241226)
  • 20240427097. OPTICAL CONNECTOR UNIT FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) (20241226)

Jiun Yi Wu

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427091. OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURES FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) (20241226)
  • 20240427097. OPTICAL CONNECTOR UNIT FOR A PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) (20241226)

Keith Donegan of Saratoga Springs NY (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427094. CALIBRATION MARKERS FOR A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241226)
  • 20240361529. REFERENCE MARKERS ADJACENT TO A CAVITY IN A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241031)

Thomas Houghton of Marlboro NY (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240427094. CALIBRATION MARKERS FOR A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241226)
  • 20240361529. REFERENCE MARKERS ADJACENT TO A CAVITY IN A PHOTONICS CHIP (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241031)

Chris Wagner of San Jose CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Anello Photonics, Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240125600. PORTABLE OPTICAL GYROSCOPE AND COMPASS UNIT (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20240418)
  • 20240337493. PORTABLE OPTICAL GYROSCOPE AND COMPASS UNIT (Anello Photonics, Inc.) (20241010)

Daniel J. Blumenthal of Santa Barbara CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • The Regents of the University of California: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240255699. Heterogeneous Integrated UV-IR Ultra-Low Loss Multi-Layer Platform with Electrical Interconnects, Gain, Modulation, Detection, and Nonlinear Optics (The Regents of the University of California) (20240801)
  • 20240184041. Laser Ultrastable Photonics with Integrated Nonlinearity for Extended Stability (The Regents of the University of California) (20240606)

Neal Eldrich Solmeyer of Edina MN (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Honeywell International Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240258769. EXTERNAL CAVITY LASING AND ON-CHIP SELF-INJECTION LOCKING BASED ON CASCADED GRATING STRUCTURES (Honeywell International Inc.) (20240801)
  • 20240345185. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS MAGNETOMETER BASED ON A NONLINEAR DIAMOND-CONTAINING RESONATOR (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241017)

Karl D. Nelson of Plymouth MN (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Honeywell International Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240258769. EXTERNAL CAVITY LASING AND ON-CHIP SELF-INJECTION LOCKING BASED ON CASCADED GRATING STRUCTURES (Honeywell International Inc.) (20240801)
  • 20240380177. STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING LASER WITH REDUCED FUNDAMENTAL LINEWIDTH AND FREQUENCY PULLING (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241114)

Mary Salit of Plymouth MN (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Honeywell International Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240258769. EXTERNAL CAVITY LASING AND ON-CHIP SELF-INJECTION LOCKING BASED ON CASCADED GRATING STRUCTURES (Honeywell International Inc.) (20240801)
  • 20240345185. INTEGRATED PHOTONICS MAGNETOMETER BASED ON A NONLINEAR DIAMOND-CONTAINING RESONATOR (Honeywell International Inc.) (20241017)

Michael J. Bishop

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Apple Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240291230. Laser Integration Techniques (Apple Inc.) (20240829)
  • 20240272380. Fast-Axis Collimator with Hanging Connector (Apple Inc.) (20240815)

Jason Pelc of Sunnyvale CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Apple Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240291230. Laser Integration Techniques (Apple Inc.) (20240829)
  • 20240094592. MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER DEVICE FOR WAVELENGTH LOCKING (Apple Inc.) (20240321)

Nicholas C. Harris of Menlo Park CA (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Lightmatter, Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240353614. OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SUBSTRATE USING GLASS INTERPOSER (Lightmatter, Inc.) (20241024)
  • 20240248260. OPTICAL FLOW SWITCHING USING PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (Lightmatter, Inc.) (20240725)

Wen-Shun LO

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240353617. SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241024)
  • 20240402521. SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241205)

Jing-Hwang YANG

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240353617. SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241024)
  • 20240402521. SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS DEVICE AND METHODS OF FORMATION (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) (20241205)

Hisashi KANEDA

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240353633. OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MOUNTED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME (SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.) (20241024)
  • 20240361518. OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME (SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.) (20241031)

Koushik Ramachandran of Wappingers Falls NY (US)

• Number of Photonics patents: 2
• Top companies:
  • GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.: 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240356302. LASER CHIPS ATTACHED TO A PHOTONICS CHIP BY MULTIPLE ANCHORS (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241024)
  • 20240348005. LASER CHIPS ATTACHED TO A PHOTONICS CHIP BY MULTIPLE ADHESIVES (GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.) (20241017)

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Top US States for Photonics Inventors

Top Cities for Photonics Inventors

• San Jose: 37 inventors
• Tokyo: 27 inventors
• Santa Clara: 27 inventors
• Chandler: 24 inventors
• Hsinchu City: 18 inventors
• Sunnyvale: 16 inventors
• Albuquerque: 13 inventors
• Cambridge: 13 inventors
• Ballston Lake: 12 inventors
• Phoenix: 11 inventors
• San Francisco: 11 inventors
• Hsinchu: 10 inventors
• Suwon-si: 9 inventors
• Cupertino: 9 inventors
• Tucson: 9 inventors
• Portland: 9 inventors
• Santa Barbara: 8 inventors
• Mountain View: 8 inventors
• Shenzhen: 8 inventors
• Hong Kong: 8 inventors