Patents by Inventor Christopher A. RIVERA

Christopher A. RIVERA 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).

  • Methods of and systems for materials processing using optical beams
    Patent number: 10739621
    Abstract: A method of materials processing using an optical beam includes: launching the optical beam into a first length of fiber having a first refractive-index profile (RIP); coupling the optical beam from the first length of fiber into a second length of fiber having a second RIP; modifying one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam in the first length of fiber, in the second length of fiber, or in the first and second lengths of fiber; and/or generating an output beam, having the modified one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam, from the second length of fiber. The first RIP can be the same as or differ from the second RIP. The modifying of the one or more beam characteristics can include changing the one or more beam characteristics from a first state to a second state. The first state can differ from the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Victor, Christopher A. Rivera, Dahv A.V. Kliner, Roger Farrow
  • METHODS OF AND SYSTEMS FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING USING OPTICAL BEAMS
    Publication number: 20180217408
    Abstract: A method of materials processing using an optical beam includes: launching the optical beam into a first length of fiber having a first refractive-index profile (RIP); coupling the optical beam from the first length of fiber into a second length of fiber having a second RIP; modifying one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam in the first length of fiber, in the second length of fiber, or in the first and second lengths of fiber; and/or generating an output beam, having the modified one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam, from the second length of fiber. The first RIP can be the same as or differ from the second RIP. The modifying of the one or more beam characteristics can include changing the one or more beam characteristics from a first state to a second state. The first state can differ from the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian VICTOR, Christopher A. RIVERA, Dahv A.V. KLINER, Roger FARROW