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Method and apparatus for modeling the modal properties of optical waveguides

Method and apparatus for modeling the modal properties of optical waveguides is marketed for licensing by Stanford University (OTL). It is documented in US patent US 7,505,881. The current assignee of record is Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc. Google Patents reports its legal status as “Active” (an automated indicator, not a legal determination). Its expected expiration is 2026-09-23. Note: the patent's assignee of record is now Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc, not Stanford University (OTL); it appears to have been assigned away, so licensing rights should be confirmed with the current owner.

The patent's current assignee of record is Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc, which differs from the marketing institution (Stanford University (OTL)). Confirm licensing rights with the assignee of record before relying on this listing.

Patent picture

FieldValueReliabilitySource
US patentUS 7,505,88195%HighGoogle Patents
Patent titleMethod and apparatus for modeling the modal properties of optical waveguides90%HighGoogle Patents
Current assigneeNorthrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc80%GoodGoogle Patents
Original assigneeLeland Stanford Junior University85%GoodGoogle Patents
Legal statusActive70%ModerateGoogle Patents
Filing date2005-09-0990%HighGoogle Patents
Priority date2004-09-1190%HighGoogle Patents
Publication date2009-03-1790%HighGoogle Patents
Expected expiration2026-09-2375%ModerateGoogle Patents
Reliability of each field, at a glance:
  • High 90% and up
  • Good 80 to 89%
  • Moderate 70 to 79%
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Legal status is Google Patents' automated indicator, not a legal determination.

Joined to US 7,505,881 by its printed patent number (a deterministic match), then enriched from public Google Patents data. Fields are shown only where resolved against a public source; unresolved fields are omitted, never guessed.

Original listing

This technology is marketed for licensing by Stanford University (OTL). View the original listing.