23 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Apr 2034. from the record

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Apr 2034

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notable patents all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Multi kW Class Blue Laser System US 11,646,549

Cited by 26 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Nov 2036 · Medium confidence Also notable

Triple Clad Fiber US 11,119,271

Cited by 15 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.

Ends May 2039 · High confidence Also notable

Very Dense Wavelength Beam Combined Laser System US 10,804,680

Cited by 19 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Jun 2038 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

1 fee due May 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Applications, Methods and Systems for a Laser Deliver Addressable Array (US 11,811,196) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jul 2 to 9, 2027 · next Jul 2
1 fee due Aug 18, 2027
The maintenance fee for Applications, Methods and Systems for Materials Processing with Visible Raman Laser (US 10,562,132) comes due Aug 18, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 18, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Multi-clad Optical Fiber (US 10,634,842) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 14, 2027
The maintenance fee for Visible Laser Additive Manufacturing (US 11,980,970) comes due Nov 14, 2027. Unpaid by May 15, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 6 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Applications, Methods and Systems for Materials Processing with Visible Raman Laser	15 in force	to Oct 2040
Triple Clad Fiber	2 in force	to May 2039
Very Dense Wavelength Beam Combined Laser System	2 in force	to Jun 2038
Multi-clad Optical Fiber	2 in force	to Apr 2038
High Reliability High Power High Brightness Blue Laser Diode Systems and Methods of Making the Same	1 in force	to Dec 2040

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 11,811,196	Applications, Methods and Systems for a Laser Deliver Addressable Array In force Term ends Apr 29, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 29, 2034	Medium confidence
US 12,184,039	Multi kW Class Blue Laser System In force Term ends Apr 29, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 29, 2034	High confidence
US 11,654,489	Devices, Systems and Methods for Three-Dimensional Printing In force Term ends Sep 3, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 3, 2034	High confidence
US 10,971,896	Applications, Methods and Systems for a Laser Deliver Addressable Array In force Term ends Sep 2, 2035 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 2, 2035	Medium confidence
US 10,940,536	Devices, Systems and Methods for Three-Dimensional Printing In force Term ends Dec 29, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 29, 2035	High confidence
US 11,646,549	Multi kW Class Blue Laser System In force Term ends Nov 17, 2036 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 17, 2036	Medium confidence
US 10,562,132	Applications, Methods and Systems for Materials Processing with Visible Raman Laser In force Term ends Apr 8, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 8, 2037	High confidence
US 10,656,328	Monolithic Visible Wavelength Fiber Laser In force Term ends Apr 28, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 28, 2037	High confidence
US 11,612,957	Methods and Systems for Welding Copper and Other Metals Using Blue Lasers In force Term ends Aug 16, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 16, 2037	High confidence
US 11,980,970	Visible Laser Additive Manufacturing In force Term ends Apr 11, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 11, 2038	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 23: 17 applications pending · 6 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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