Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Vickers

Nicholas A. Vickers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of fabricating optical devices using laser treatment of contact regions of gallium and nitrogen containing material
    Patent number: 8975615
    Abstract: A method for forming optical devices includes providing a gallium nitride substrate having a crystalline surface region and a backside region. The backside is subjected to a laser scribing process to form scribe regions. Metal contacts overly the scribe regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Felker, Nicholas A. Vickers, Rafael Aldaz, David Press, Nicholas J. Pfister, James W. Raring, Mathew C. Schmidt, Kenneth John Thomson
  • Method of Fabricating Optical Devices Using Laser Treatment of Contact Regions of Gallium and Nitrogen Containing Material
    Publication number: 20120104359
    Abstract: A method for forming optical devices includes providing a gallium nitride substrate having a crystalline surface region and a backside region. The backside is subjected to a laser scribing process to form scribe regions. Metal contacts overly the scribe regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Soraa, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Felker, Nicholas A. Vickers, Rafael Aldaz, David Press, Nicholas J. Pfister, James W. Raring, Mathew C. Schmidt, Kenneth John Thomson