{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11977314","patent":{"patent_number":"US-11977314","title":"Optical device, photodetection system, and method for manufacturing the same","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-05-07T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G02F","G01S","G01S","G02F","G02F","G02F","G02F","G02F","G02F","G02F","G02F","G01S","G01S","G02F","G02F","G02F"],"num_claims":14,"abstract":"An optical device includes a first substrate having a first surface, a second substrate having a second surface, at least one optical waveguide, and a plurality of spacers, disposed on at least either the first surface or the second surface, that include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the plurality of elastic spacers is at least one elastic spacer located in a region between the first substrate and the second substrate in which the first substrate and the second substrate overlap each other as seen from an angle parallel with a direction perpendicular to the first surface. The second portion of the plurality of elastic spacers is at least one elastic spacer located in a region in which the first substrate and the second substrate do not overlap each other as seen from an angle parallel with the direction perpendicular to the first surface."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Optical device, photodetection system, and method for manufacturing the same","description":"An optical device includes a first substrate having a first surface, a second substrate having a second surface, at least one optical waveguide, and a plurality of spacers, disposed on at least either","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11977314","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11977314","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Optical device, photodetection system, and method for manufacturing the same\" (US-11977314). https://patentable.app/patents/US-11977314","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11977314","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-11977314","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T15:07:33.303Z"}