EXFO INC.
optical and wireless network testing equipment, software, and services for fiber, 4G/LTE, and 5G deployments
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- QUEBEC CITY, A8
- Latest Form D
- $3.3M, Nov 2016
- Total capital
- $3.3M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $3.3M
- 1 Form D · last Nov 2016
- 120 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 16
- 24 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#12 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3.3M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#12 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Claude SeguinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Darryl EdwardsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Francois E. CoteDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Germain LamondeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Philippe MorinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Pierre-Paul AllardDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Pierre PlamondonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Randy E. TornesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 16 granted of 40- GrantedMethod And Apparatus Of Distributed Acoustic SensingUSPTOUS 12,730,238
- GrantedDisplay Screen Or Portion Thereof With Graphical User InterfaceUSPTOUS D1,146,995
- PendingMethod And Apparatus Of Distributed Acoustic SensingUSPTOApplication 19659361
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- Method And Apparatus Of Distributed Acoustic SensingSep 8, 2026 · US 12,730,238Granted
- Display Screen Or Portion Thereof With Graphical User InterfaceSep 8, 2026 · US D1,146,995Granted
- Method And Apparatus Of Distributed Acoustic SensingSep 3, 2026 · Application 19659361Pending
- Visual Fault Locator (VFL) with variable gain controlSep 1, 2026 · US 12,723,945Granted
- Adjusting the power level of a visible light source based on a characterization of an optical fiber under testAug 25, 2026 · US 12,716,810Granted
- Display Screen Or Portion Thereof With Graphical User InterfaceAug 18, 2026 · US D1,142,479Granted
- Optical Test Device And Connector AdapterAug 11, 2026 · US 12,704,435Granted
- Method And Apparatus Of Single-ended Polarization Mode Dispersion MeasurementJul 21, 2026 · US 12,687,459Granted
- Method And Apparatus Of Distributed Acoustic SensingJun 30, 2026 · US 12,669,626Granted
- Method And Apparatus Of Distributed Acoustic SensingJun 23, 2026 · US 12,663,308Granted
- Single-ended Measurement Of The Spectral Transmission Response Of An Optical Device Under TestJun 4, 2026 · Application 19398784Pending
- Optical Fiber Endface Inspection Microscope Natively Adapted For Angled Polished ConnectorsMay 7, 2026 · Application 19179086Pending
- Otdr Method For Detecting Hollow-core FibersMar 26, 2026 · Application 19331583Pending
- RF spectrum analyzer for TDD transmission that maintains synchronization between UL and DL with a single antennaJan 6, 2026 · US 12,520,253Granted
- Correction Technique For Coded Sequence OtdrJan 1, 2026 · Application 19180718Pending
- Optical Fiber Endface Inspection Microscope Configurable For Inspection Of Angled- And Non-angled-polished ConnectorsDec 18, 2025 · Application 19210071Pending
- Methods And Systems For Identifying One Or More Common Optical Path Portions Between Deployed Optical FibersDec 4, 2025 · Application 19065506Pending
- Referencing Optical Power Loss Measurements Using Reflectometric MeasurementsOct 23, 2025 · Application 19174363Pending
- Duplex Optical Power Loss Measurement Using An Adaptor DeviceOct 14, 2025 · US 12,442,719Granted
- Adapter Tip And Microscope System For Inspecting Duplex Fiber-optic Connector EndfacesSep 30, 2025 · US 12,429,653Granted
- Systems And Methods For Contactless Optical Fiber Signal DetectionSep 18, 2025 · Application 19077631Pending
- Optical Fiber Testing Using Polarization Optical Time Domain ReflectometrySep 18, 2025 · Application 19077507Pending
- Classification Of An Optical Event In An Otdr Measurement Based On Historical DataJul 31, 2025 · Application 19032309Pending
- Denoising Optical Time-domain Reflectometry SignalsJun 26, 2025 · Application 18981957Pending
- Positioning An Optical Waveguide To A Photonic Integrated CircuitJun 26, 2025 · Application 18989110Pending
- Portable Test InstrumentJun 17, 2025 · US D1,079,512Granted
- Systems and methods for proactively detecting faulty optical fibers using OTDR data, environmental data, and machine learningJun 12, 2025 · Application 18969857Pending
- Portable Test InstrumentJun 10, 2025 · US D1,078,515Granted
- Methods And Systems For Locating An Underground Optical FiberMay 29, 2025 · Application 18956502Pending
- Chromatic Dispersion MeasurementMay 8, 2025 · Application 18777215Pending
- Pinch Detection Using Real-time Optical Time Domain ReflectometryApr 17, 2025 · Application 18891340Pending
- Optical Fiber Inspection ProbeApr 1, 2025 · US D1,068,515Granted
- Adapter Tip And Microscope System For Inspecting Angled-polished Optical-fiber ConnectorsMar 6, 2025 · Application 18808583Pending
- Enhanced Optical Fiber Inspection Using Image SegmentationMar 6, 2025 · Application 18813432Pending
- Mapping connectivity of optical fibers between remote locationsMar 6, 2025 · Application 18808379Pending
- Adjusting the power level of a visible light source based on a characterization of an optical fiber under testJan 30, 2025 · Application 18778052Pending
- Optical Fiber Endface Inspection Microscope Having A Dual Illumination SourceOct 29, 2024 · US 12,130,197Granted
- All-optical Open Cable Osnr MeasurementAug 22, 2024 · Application 18392359Pending
- Methods And Systems For Characterization Of Polarization-dependent Loss Or Gain In Optical Links And ComponentsAug 22, 2024 · Application 18416224Pending
- Adapter Tip And Microscope System For Inspecting Apc Trans-duplex Fiber-optic ConnectorsAug 1, 2024 · Application 18420965Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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