Ciena CORP
At a glance
Employees500+
In business since2000
Industry
HeadquartersHanover, MD
US patents1,924
SAM.gov UEIC14UJ8JFP974
CAGE code3HVP1
Incorporated inDE
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Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of Goods
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Patents
1,924 US patents granted 1996–2025, 572 of them in the five years to SEP 2025.
Telecommunications 734Digital communication 665Optics 183Audio-visual technology 83Basic communication processes 81
- ROADM architecture for wide spectrum channelsUS 12,432,004 · granted SEP 30, 2025
- Interlocked multi-domain topology model for dynamic xNF orchestrationUS 12,425,306 · granted SEP 23, 2025
- Dual flow low profile coolant distribution manifoldUS 12,419,010 · granted SEP 16, 2025
- Adjustable shelf/slot keying assemblies and methods for telecommunications and networking equipmentUS 12,414,258 · granted SEP 9, 2025
- Managing monolithic integration of waveguidesUS 12,411,282 · granted SEP 9, 2025
Newest 5 shown · Granted to Ciena Corporation · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plant
| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciena CORP | Hanover | MD | 500+ | LIKELY ACTIVE |
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.