ClassID:

167113

G01M11/31 - CPC Classification

Classification description:

Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for; Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides with a light emitter and a light receiver being disposed at the same side of a fibre or waveguide end-face, e.g. reflectometers

Sub-classes:
Recent Application in this class:
#1
20260126344
2026-05-07

DETECTION OF OPTICAL FIBER SEGMENT FAILURE USING OPTICAL SIGNAL LOOPBACK

#2
20260126343
2026-05-07

OPTICAL FIBER ENDFACE INSPECTION MICROSCOPE NATIVELY ADAPTED FOR ANGLED POLISHED CONNECTORS

#3
20260079076
2026-03-19

OPTICAL TRANSMISSION LINE MONITORING SYSTEM, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION LINE MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

#4
20260016370
2026-01-15

PHOTOLUMINESCENT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

#5
20260003174
2026-01-01

STATIC RELAY OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR PANNING OPTICAL SYSTEM

#6
20250370193
2025-12-04

STRUCTURAL COMPONENT FOR ENABLING OPTIMAL COUPLING OF A CONNECTOR OF A FIBER DEVICE AND A CONNECTOR OF AN ADAPTER COMPONENT OF A FIBER INSPECTION DEVICE

#7
20250347585
2025-11-13

USING A LOOPBACK COMPONENT TO TEST A SINGLE FIBER OPTIC STRAND

#8
20250341445
2025-11-06

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT

#9
20250305908
2025-10-02

CHANGEABLE TIP FOR OPTICAL FIBER INSPECTION DEVICE WITH DETECTABLE TIP ORIENTATION

#10
20250290826
2025-09-18

OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTIC MEASUREMENT METHOD

#11
20250251302
2025-08-07

MEASURING FIBER INSERTION LOSSES IN AN OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM

#12
20250235976
2025-07-24

METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDING CORE BODY OF AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, METHOD FOR MACHINING AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, MACHINE TOOL FOR MACHINING AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, AND CONTROL DEVICE

#13
20250231084
2025-07-17

OPTICAL FIBER MONITORING SYSTEM, REMOTE MONITORING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER MONITORING METHOD

#14
20250231083
2025-07-17

MULTIPLE MAGNIFICATION INSPECTION OF DUTS

#15
20250189404
2025-06-12

ADAPTERS FOR INSPECTION OF OPTICAL FIBER TERMINATING ENDS

#16
20250164717
2025-05-22

External Laser Source Physical Contact Verification Of A Fiber Optic Ferrule

#17
20250110017
2025-04-03

INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION DEVICE OF OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON

#18
20250102743
2025-03-27

OPTICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR WAVEGUIDE ALIGNMENT

#19
20240402042
2024-12-05

CHANGEABLE TIP FOR OPTICAL FIBER INSPECTION DEVICE WITH DETECTABLE TIP ORIENTATION

#20
20240385078
2024-11-21

OPTICAL REFLECTOMETRY DEVICE AND METHOD

#21
20240192083
2024-06-13

USING A LOOPBACK COMPONENT TO TEST A SINGLE FIBER OPTIC STRAND

#22
20240060851
2024-02-22

PRECISION NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT OF CORE-TO-FERRULE OFFSET VECTORS FOR FIBER OPTIC ASSEMBLIES

#23
20240053534
2024-02-15

OPTICAL FIBRE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE

#24
20240044638
2024-02-08

Methods and apparatus to determine a shape of an optical fiber sensor

#25
20240035925
2024-02-01

Visual inspector attachment for fiber connector cleaners

#26
20240000981
2024-01-04

LIGHT DISINFECTING APPARATUS AND METHODS

#27
20230388012
2023-11-30

DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC SENSING ON OPTICAL FIBERS CARRYING TRAFFIC

#28
20230288287
2023-09-14

POWER COUPLING COEFFICIENT MEASURING METHOD AND POWER COUPLING COEFFICIENT MEASURING DEVICE

#29
20230258529
2023-08-17

OPTICAL FIBER UNIT, LASER SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AN OPTICAL FIBER UNIT, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AN INPUT COUPLING QUALITY OF THE INPUT COUPLING OF USEFUL LIGHT INTO SUCH AN OPTICAL FIBER UNIT

#30
20230160779
2023-05-25

OPTICAL BACK REFLECTION DIAGNOSTICS FOR MICRO OPTICAL COMPONENTS

#31
20230130007
2023-04-27

Eye Safety Interlock For Fiber-Coupled High Power Laser Sources

#32
20230036344
2023-02-02

HIGH-TEMPERATURE HYDROGEN-RESISTANT SCATTERING ENHANCEMENT IN OPTICAL FIBER

#33
20230003614
2023-01-05

Characterizing integrated photonics devices

#34
20220404144
2022-12-22

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

#35
20220381992
2022-12-01

Optical fiber connection state determination system and optical fiber connection state determination method

#36
20220342166
2022-10-27

External laser source physical contact verification of a fiber optic ferrule

#37
20220342162
2022-10-27

Optical assembly

#38
20220291455
2022-09-15

Lighting and processing for microscopic measurement of a polish radius and an apex offset of a fiber optic connector

#39
20220228948
2022-07-21

DFOS self-anomaly detection system for safer infrastructures

#40
20220221373
2022-07-14

Method and device for determining the shape of an optical waveguide, and device for producing training data for a neural network

#41
20220214497
2022-07-07

Photonic systems to enable top-side wafer-level optical and electrical test

#42
20220170816
2022-06-02

Optical fiber endface inspection microscope having a swappable optical head

#43
20220170815
2022-06-02

Optical fiber endface inspection microscope having a dual illumination source

#44
20220074810
2022-03-10

Optical fiber endface inspection microscope having adapter tip detection and autoconfiguration

#45
20220065744
2022-03-03

Optical pulse testing method and optical pulse testing device

#46
20220065743
2022-03-03

Characterizing integrated photonics devices

#47
20220011194
2022-01-13

Large core apparatus for measuring optical power in multifiber cables

#48
20210396927
2021-12-23

Optical fibre assemblies and methods of use

#49
20210325172
2021-10-21

INTEGRATED FIBER FOR OPTICAL SHAPE SENSING AND SPECTRAL TISSUE SENSING

#50
20210270695
2021-09-02

Fiber optic ferrule inspection tool

#51
20210255058
2021-08-19

DEVICES AND METHODS OF TESTING OPTICAL SYSTEMS

#52
20210255056
2021-08-19

Optical testing devices and related methods

#53
20210239568
2021-08-05

Fiber-optic testing source and fiber-optic testing receiver for multi-fiber cable testing

#54
20210215572
2021-07-15

Inspection Tip Having a Self-Adjusting Prism for an Optical Fiber and Method of Use

#55
20210131796
2021-05-06

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

#56
20210096039
2021-04-01

Visual inspector attachment for fiber connector cleaners

#57
20210068899
2021-03-11

DETECTION SYSTEM, CATHETER DEVICE, AND LASER ABLATION DEVICE

#58
20210018694
2021-01-21

Optical adaptor

#59
20200405892
2020-12-31

Apparatus for directing light through an inner lumen of a body

#60
20200341191
2020-10-29

Photonics systems to enable top-side wafer-level optical and electrical test

#61
20200318951
2020-10-08

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

#62
20200276342
2020-09-03

Disinfecting methods and apparatus

#63
20200256762
2020-08-13

METHOD OF INSPECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE USING SAME

#64
20200249177
2020-08-06

Reflected light measurement device

#65
20200234614
2020-07-23

CONTAINER TAMPER-PROOF PROTECTION BY USE OF PRINTED FIBER OPTICS MANUFACTURING AND INTEGRATED SENSORS

#66
20200209106
2020-07-02

Optical fiber

#67
20200141719
2020-05-07

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

#68
20200096416
2020-03-26

Fiber-optic testing source and fiber-optic testing receiver for multi-fiber cable testing

#69
20200056958
2020-02-20

Nonlinearity measuring method and nonlinearity measuring device

#70
20190331479
2019-10-31

Methods and apparatus to determine a twist parameter and/or a bend angle associated with a multi-core fiber

#71
20190312638
2019-10-10

Optical connector polarity and loss measurement using an integrating sphere-equipped optical measurement device

#72
20190219479
2019-07-18

Optical Fiber Test Apparatus with Combined Light Measurement and Fault Detection

#73
20190212227
2019-07-11

Imaging system for multi-fiber connector inspection

#74
20180283985
2018-10-04

Fiber-optic testing source and fiber-optic testing receiver for multi-fiber cable testing

#75
20180276836
2018-09-27

End face inspection device and focused image data acquisition method therefor

#76
20180274907
2018-09-27

Bend information computation apparatus

#77
20180269967
2018-09-20

Optical connector polarity and loss measurement using an integrating sphere-equipped optical measurement device

#78
20180241468
2018-08-23

Nonlinear spatially resolved interferometer for characterizing optical properties of deployed telecommunication cables

#79
20180198519
2018-07-12

Method and system for differentiating macro-bend losses from splice and connector losses in fiber-optic links

#80
20180172552
2018-06-21

Optical fiber test apparatus with combined light measurement and fault detection

#81
20180152617
2018-05-31

End face inspection apparatus and focused image data acquisition method

#82
20180143245
2018-05-24

Integrated optical probe card and system for batch testing of optical MEMS structures with in-plane optical axis using micro-optical bench components

#83
20180128709
2018-05-10

Optical fiber monitoring system

#84
20180106730
2018-04-19

Method for pre and post image association in fiber optic inspection

#85
20180038769
2018-02-08

Optical fiber evaluation method and optical fiber evaluation device

#86
20170363509
2017-12-21

Method and Device for Optical Fiber Monitoring and Optical Fiber Adapter

#87
20170328808
2017-11-16

Apparatus and method for characterization of FBG rellector array

#88
20170167949
2017-06-15

Distributed nondestructive inspection system and method for identifying slickline cable defects and mechanical strength degradation trend

#89
20170160167
2017-06-08

Optical power monitor device and optical power monitor method

#90
20170156599
2017-06-08

Automatic calibration systems and methods of use

#91
20170104523
2017-04-13

Test probes for smart inspection

#92
20170102288
2017-04-13

THREE-DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION OF OPTICAL COMMUNICATION LINKS

#93
20170058565
2017-03-02

Security system with anti-tampering sensors and cybersecurity

#94
20170011667
2017-01-12

Container tamper-proof protection by use of printed fiber optics manufacturing and integrated sensors

#95
20170010181
2017-01-12

Distributed nondestructive structural defects detection in slickline cables

#96
20170010180
2017-01-12

COMPOSITE SLICKLINE CABLE INTEGRITY TESTING

#97
20160341904
2016-11-24

Adapter tip and microscope system for inspection of fiber-optic connector endface

#98
20160313235
2016-10-27

Photonic sensor tracking

#99
20160313211
2016-10-27

End face observation device

#100
20160245719
2016-08-25

Optical pulse compression reflectometer

#101
20160170151
2016-06-16

Fiber inspection microscope and power measurement system, fiber inspection tip and method using same

#102
20160153864
2016-06-02

Integrated optics reflectometer

#103
20160109326
2016-04-21

Method and optical shield for detecting tampering

#104
20160076969
2016-03-17

Optical fiber fault locator

#105
20160072576
2016-03-10

Live monitoring of raman and fiber degradation in DWDM networks using in-service OTDR

#106
20160018277
2016-01-21

Systems and methods for distributed pressure sensing

#107
20150367386
2015-12-24

System and method of an integrated fiber optic inspection and cleaning apparatus

#108
20150323419
2015-11-12

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PARTIAL MONITORING OF OPTICAL FIBER

#109
20150285708
2015-10-08

Fiber optic video inspection system and method

#110
20150285617
2015-10-08

Method and device for measuring polishing amount of optical fiber component

#111
20150260607
2015-09-17

FLUID PROBE WITH FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSOR

#112
20150253516
2015-09-10

Optical connector cleaning tool and optical connector end face observation system

#113
20150198503
2015-07-16

Method and system for measuring an optical loss value of an optical fiber link

#114
20150116699
2015-04-30

REMOVABLE DEVICE FOR INSPECTING POLISH OF AN OPTICAL FIBER ENDFACE USING A PORTABLE CAMERA, AND RELATED COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

#115
20150092043
2015-04-02

Multiple-fiber connector inspection

#116
20140376905
2014-12-25

Fiber length measurement system

#117
20140327756
2014-11-06

User-friendly wireless fiber optic endface inspector

#118
20140268114
2014-09-18

Apparatus for simultaneously inspecting and cleaning fiber connector

#119
20140268112
2014-09-18

COMBINATION VISUAL FAULT LOCATOR SHORT HAUL DISTANCE TEST MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT FOR OPTICAL FIBERS

#120
20140268111
2014-09-18

Integrated optics reflectometer

#121
20140226151
2014-08-14

Method of measuring multi-mode fiber optical properties during processing of the fiber

#122
20140226148
2014-08-14

Optical fiber mechanical splice termination and test apparatus and methods

#123
20140218721
2014-08-07

Optical fiber fault locator

#124
20140211200
2014-07-31

Multi-light fiber source for fiber end-surface inspection

#125
20140125798
2014-05-08

Method for pre and post image association in fiber optic inspection

#126
20140085626
2014-03-27

Optical fiber grating tracker and method for detecting optical fiber line fault

#127
20140029012
2014-01-30

Phase shift interferometer

#128
20130342828
2013-12-26

Aircraft shock strut having a fluid level monitor

#129
20130235369
2013-09-12

Evaluation of optical fiber integrity

#130
20130229650
2013-09-05

System and method of high resolution fiber optic inspection

#131
20130020474
2013-01-24

Light intensity monitor capable of detecting light intensity and fiber breaking

#132
20120236294
2012-09-20

Optical fiber fault locator

#133
20120224751
2012-09-06

Automatic calibration systems and methods of use

#134
20120162660
2012-06-28

Automatic calibration systems and methods of use

#135
20120013908
2012-01-19

System and method for a virtual reference interferometer

#136
20120013894
2012-01-19

Optical fibre test device

#137
20110261361
2011-10-27

System and method for effective isolation of an interferometer

#138
20110249973
2011-10-13

Opto-electronic signal processing methods, systems, and apparatus for optical sensor interrogation

#139
20110235023
2011-09-29

Return loss measurement system

#140
20110109898
2011-05-12

Optical position and/or shape sensing

#141
20100066997
2010-03-18

Methods and devices for testing an optical fiber

#142
20100017052
2010-01-21

Aircraft shock strut having a fluid level monitor

#143
20090296018
2009-12-03

Light-emitting device

#144
20090244523
2009-10-01

Optical fiber continuous measurement system

#145
20090010606
2009-01-08

Cable installation

#146
20080304051
2008-12-11

Inspecting end surfaces of fiber optic connectors

#147
20080225276
2008-09-18

System for measuring the wavelength dispersion and nonlinear coefficient of an optical fiber

#148
20080170825
2008-07-17

Non-physical contact visual fault locator coupler

#149
20080144015
2008-06-19

Optical characteristic inspection method, optical characteristic inspection apparatus, and optical characteristic inspection system for optical fiber device

#150
20070035722
2007-02-15

System for measuring the wavelength dispersion and nonlinear coefficient of an optical fiber

#151
20060078264
2006-04-13

Apparatus and methods for estimating optical insertion loss

#152
20060072894
2006-04-06

Optical return loss measurement

#153
20060050265
2006-03-09

Method for the reflectometric testing of an optical transmission line, optical device and optical transmission and reception device

#154
20060029342
2006-02-09

Method and system for measuring the wavelength dispersion and nonlinear coefficient of an optical fiber, method of manufacturing optical fibers, method of measuring wavelength-dispersion distribution, method of compensating for measurement errors, and method of specifying conditions of measurement

#155
20050117147
2005-06-02

Visual fault detection for optical measurements

#156
20050058417
2005-03-17

Method and system for measuring the wavelength dispersion and nonlinear coefficient of an optical fiber, method of manufacturing optical fibers, method of measuring wavelength-dispersion distribution, method of compensating for measurement errors, and method of specifying conditions of measurement

#157
20050030544
2005-02-10

Parallel interferometric measurements using an expanded local oscillator signal

#158
20050025198
2005-02-03

Tracking of a tunable laser over output discontinuities

#159
17930797
2025-11-04

Methods of multi-core fiber alignment

#160
17139973
2022-07-05

Imaging device blemish detection test enclosure

#161
16266893
2020-05-19

Fiber optic visual fault locator

#162
15827501
2019-01-15

Test device and method for testing contact lens and test device for testing hydrous element

#163
15631686
2018-02-20

Disinfecting methods and apparatus

#164
15381827
2018-01-30

Optical fiber test apparatus with combined light measurement and fault detection