Patents Assigned to NUBURU, INC.
  • Publication number: 20220021183
    Abstract: There is provided assemblies for combining a group of laser sources into a combined laser beam. There is further provided a blue diode laser array that combines the laser beams from an assembly of blue laser diodes. There are provided laser processing operations and applications using the combined blue laser beams from the laser diode arrays and modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Matthew Silva Sa, Jean Michel Pelaprat, David Hill, Mathew Finuf
  • Publication number: 20210402517
    Abstract: A visible light laser system and operation for welding materials together. A blue laser system that forms essentially perfect welds for copper based materials. A blue laser system and operation for welding conductive elements, and in particular thin conductive elements, together for use in energy storage devices, such as battery packs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew Finuf, William C. Gray, Mark S. Zediker, Robert D. Fritz
  • Publication number: 20210405288
    Abstract: There is provided a multi-clad fiber assembly for reducing and eliminating deleterious laser-contaminant interrelations, and methods of making these assemblies. There is provided an optical connector having contaminants that are shielded from causing detrimental thermal effects, during laser beam transmittion, by preventing laser-contaminant interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Lee
  • Publication number: 20210399519
    Abstract: There are provided high power, high brightness solid-state laser systems that maintain initial beam properties, including power levels, and do not have degradation of performance or beam quality, for at least 10,000 hours of operation. There are provided high power, high brightness solid-state laser systems containing Oxygen in their internal environments and which are free from siloxanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Zediker
  • Patent number: 11163111
    Abstract: A multi-clad optical fiber design is described in order to provide low optical loss, a high numerical aperture (NA), and high optical gain for the fundamental propagating mode, the linearly polarized (LP) 01 mode in the UV and visible portion of the optical spectrum. The optical fiber design may contain dopants in order to simultaneously increase the optical gain in the core region while avoiding additional losses during the fiber fabrication process. The optical fiber design may incorporate rare-earth dopants for efficient lasing. Additionally, the modal characteristics of the propagating modes in the optical core promote highly efficient nonlinear mixing, providing for a high beam quality (M2<1.5) output of the emitted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Robert A. Stegeman, James P. Tucker, Jean-Philippe Feve
  • Publication number: 20210323071
    Abstract: A high-resolution additive manufacturing system and method using a Digital Mirror Device and having image segments that make up an image of an entire object and are projected to the target area to deliver a working laser beam in the image of the entirety of the object to be built. A method and system for additive manufacturing using a DMD in the laser beam path. The use of a pre-heat laser beam in combination with a build laser beam having a DMD along the build laser beam path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventor: Zediker Mark
  • Patent number: 11119271
    Abstract: There is provided a multi-clad fiber assembly for reducing and eliminating deleterious laser-contaminant interrelations, and methods of making these assemblies. There is provided an optical connector having contaminants that are shielded from causing detrimental thermal effects, during laser beam transmittion, by preventing laser-contaminant interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Lee
  • Publication number: 20210257813
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods to spectrally beam combine a group of diode lasers in an external cavity arrangement. A dichroic beam combiner or volume Bragg grating beam combiner is placed in an external cavity to force each of the diode lasers or groups of diode lasers to oscillate at a wavelength determined by the passband of the beam combiner. In embodiments the combination of a large number of laser diodes in a sufficiently narrow bandwidth to produce a high brightness laser source that has many applications including as to pump a Raman laser or Raman amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Robert Stegeman
  • Patent number: 10971896
    Abstract: There is provided assemblies for combining a group of laser sources into a combined laser beam. There is further provided a blue diode laser array that combines the laser beams from an assembly of blue laser diodes. There are provided laser processing operations and applications using the combined blue laser beams from the laser diode arrays and modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Matthew Silva Sa, Jean Michel Pelaprat, David Hill, Mathew Finuf
  • Patent number: 10940562
    Abstract: A visible light laser system and operation for welding materials together. A blue laser system that forms essentially perfect welds for copper based materials. A blue laser system and operation for welding conductive elements, and in particular thin conductive elements, together for use in energy storage devices, such as battery packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew Finuf, William C. Gray, Mark S. Zediker, Robert D Fritz
  • Patent number: 10940536
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a printer system based on high power, high brightness visible laser source for improved resolution and printing speeds. Visible laser devices based on high power visible diodes can be scaled using the stimulated Raman scattering process to create a high power, high brightness visible laser source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Zediker
  • Publication number: 20210057865
    Abstract: Methods and system to provide high power and brightness display and illumination systems and methods. In embodiments multi-wavelength laser beams in the wavelength range of 300 nm to 700 nm, including high power beams in these wavelengths having excellent beam qualities are provided and used. The three wavelengths can be primary colors, red, green and blue. Manufacturing and display systems, allowing the high-power white light generation directly from a single fiber laser source, such as theaters, sporting events, public events, private and home entertainment to name a few. The systems are configured for Photopic and Scotopic vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Zediker
  • Publication number: 20210048578
    Abstract: A multi-clad optical fiber design is described in order to provide low optical loss, a high numerical aperture (NA), and high optical gain for the fundamental propagating mode, the linearly polarized (LP) 01 mode in the UV and visible portion of the optical spectrum. The optical fiber design may contain dopants in order to simultaneously increase the optical gain in the core region while avoiding additional losses during the fiber fabrication process. The optical fiber design may incorporate rare-earth dopants for efficient lasing. Additionally, the modal characteristics of the propagating modes in the optical core promote highly efficient nonlinear mixing, providing for a high beam quality (M2<1.5) output of the emitted light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Robert A. Stegeman, James P. Tucker, Jean-Philippe Feve
  • Publication number: 20200376764
    Abstract: A high-resolution additive manufacturing system based on a parallel printing method using a spatial light modulator. A method and system for additive manufacturing using a DMD in the laser beam path. The use of a pre-heat laser beam in combination with a build laser beam having a DMD along the build laser beam path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Ian Lee, Jean Michel Pelaprat, Eric Boese, Mathew Finuf
  • Patent number: 10804680
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods to spectrally beam combine a group of diode lasers in an external cavity arrangement. A dichroic beam combiner or volume Bragg grating beam combiner is placed in an external cavity to force each of the diode lasers or groups of diode lasers to oscillate at a wavelength determined by the passband of the beam combiner. In embodiments the combination of a large number of laser diodes in a sufficiently narrow bandwidth to produce a high brightness laser source that has many applications including as to pump a Raman laser or Raman amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Robert Stegeman
  • Publication number: 20200271859
    Abstract: Fiber laser having a monolithic laser resonator having laser affected zones for providing laser beams having wavelengths below 800 nm and from between 400 nm to 800 nm. Methods of using femtosecond lasers to form fiber Bragg gratings, volume Bragg gratings, space gratings, and laser beam delivery patterns for changing the index of refraction within optical fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Matthew Silva Sa, Robert Stegeman, James Tucker, Donald A. Millick
  • Publication number: 20200206844
    Abstract: A visible light laser system and operation for welding materials together. A blue laser system that forms essentially perfect welds for copper based materials. A blue laser system and operation for welding conductive elements, and in particular thin conductive elements, together for use in energy storage devices, such as battery packs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Robert D. Fritz, Matthew Finuf, Jean-Michel Pelaprat
  • Publication number: 20200180080
    Abstract: Laser additive manufacturing systems and apparatus using laser wavelengths below 800 nm. Raman laser modules having laser pump sources in the blue wavelength range. Matching functional laser beam wavelength with maximum absorption wavelengths of starting materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Zediker
  • Publication number: 20200180081
    Abstract: Laser additive manufacturing systems and apparatus using laser wavelengths below 800 nm. Raman laser modules having laser pump sources in the blue wavelength range. Matching functional laser beam wavelength with maximum absorption wavelengths of starting materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Zediker
  • Patent number: 10656328
    Abstract: Fiber laser having a monolithic laser resonator having laser affected zones for providing laser beams having wavelengths below 800 nm and from between 400 nm to 800 nm. Methods of using femtosecond lasers to form fiber Bragg gratings, volume Bragg gratings, space gratings, and laser beam delivery patterns for changing the index of refraction within optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Nuburu, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Zediker, Matthew Silva Sa, Robert Stegeman, James Tucker, Donald A. Millick