Patents by Inventor Eric Goutain

Eric Goutain 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).

  • Patent number: 11973308
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a device and method for an integrated white colored electromagnetic radiation source using a combination of laser diode excitation sources based on gallium and nitrogen containing materials and light emitting source based on phosphor materials. A violet, blue, or other wavelength laser diode source based on gallium and nitrogen materials may be closely integrated with phosphor materials, such as yellow phosphors, to form a compact, high-brightness, and highly-efficient, white light source. The phosphor material is provided with a plurality of scattering centers scribed on an excitation surface or inside bulk of a plate to scatter electromagnetic radiation of a laser beam from the excitation source incident on the excitation surface to enhance generation and quality of an emitted light from the phosphor material for outputting a white light emission either in reflection mode or transmission mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Eric Goutain, Troy Trottier, Melvin McLaurin, James Harrison, Sten Heikman, Michael Cantore
  • Patent number: 11906121
    Abstract: The present techniques include a plurality of laser lamp modules. In an example, the plurality of laser lamp modules includes a high beam wide lamp module, a high beam narrow lamp module, a low beam cut lamp module, and a low beam wide lamp module, each of which has a blue laser, and is sealed from an outside environment for reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Cole J. Cunnien, Eric Goutain, Sten Heikman, James W. Raring
  • Patent number: 11884202
    Abstract: A laser-based fiber-coupled white light system is provided. The system includes a laser device comprising a gallium and nitrogen containing emitting region having an output facet configured to output a laser emission with a first wavelength ranging from 385 nm to 495 nm. The system further includes a phosphor member to receive the laser emission in a range of angles of incidence to a spot on a primary surface with a size greater than 5 ?m. The phosphor member converts the laser emission with the first wavelength to a phosphor emission with a second wavelength in either reflective or transmissive mode and mixed at least partially with laser emission to produce a white light emission. Additionally, the system includes a fiber coupled to the phosphor member to capture the white light emission to deliver the white light emission to a remote lighthead or distribute the white light emission directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Eric Goutain
  • Publication number: 20240027766
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wearable display technologies. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projection display systems where one or more laser diodes are used as light source for illustrating images with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides. In one set of embodiments, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projector systems that utilize transparent waveguides and blue and/or green laser fabricated using gallium nitride containing material. In another set of embodiments, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projection systems having digital lighting processing engines illuminated by blue and/or green laser devices with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Eric Goutain, Hua Huang
  • Patent number: 11862940
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for generating fiber delivered laser-induced white light. The apparatus includes a package case enclosing a board member with an electrical connector through a cover member and a laser module configured to the board member inside the package case. The laser module comprises a support member, at least one laser diode device configured to emit a laser light of a first wavelength, a set of optics to guide the laser light towards an output port. Additionally, the apparatus includes a fiber assembly configured to receive the laser light from the output port for further delivering to a light head member disposed in a remote destination. A phosphor material disposed in the light head member receives the laser light exited from the fiber assembly to induce a phosphor emission of a second wavelength for producing a white light emission substantially reflected therefrom for various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Romero, Jim Harrison, Eric Goutain, James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Daming Liu
  • Patent number: 11788699
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for generating fiber delivered laser-induced dynamically controlled white light emission. The apparatus includes a laser diode unit for generating a laser electromagnetic radiation with a blue emission in a range from 395 nm to 490 nm that is delivered by an optical fiber. The apparatus further includes a dynamic phosphor unit configured to receive the laser exited from the optical fiber and controllably deflect a beam focused by a first optics sub-unit to a surface spot on a phosphor plate to produce a white light emission. Additionally, and the dynamic phosphor unit includes a second optics sub-unit configured to collect the white light emission and to project to a far field. Furthermore, the apparatus includes an electronics control unit comprising a laser diode driver and a MEMS driver for respectively control the laser diode unit and the dynamic phosphor unit in mutually synchronized manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Harrison, Lj Ristic, Oscar Romero, Eric Goutain, Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Vlad Novotny
  • Patent number: 11710944
    Abstract: A multi-wavelength light emitting device is manufactured by forming first and second epitaxial materials overlying first and second surface regions. The first and second epitaxial materials are patterned to form a plurality of first and second epitaxial dice. At least one of the first plurality of epitaxial dice and at least one of the second plurality of epitaxial dice are transferred from first and second substrates, respectively, to a carrier wafer by selectively etching a release region, separating from the substrate each of the epitaxial dice that are being transferred, and selectively bonding to the carrier wafer each of the epitaxial dice that are being transferred. The transferred first and second epitaxial dice are processed on the carrier wafer to form a plurality of light emitting devices capable of emitting at least a first wavelength and a second wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin McLaurin, Alexander Sztein, Po Shan Hsu, Eric Goutain, James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Vlad Novotny
  • Publication number: 20230176289
    Abstract: A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided. In various embodiments, the laser device includes plural laser emitters emitting green or blue laser light, integrated a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goutain, James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Hua Huang
  • Patent number: 11658456
    Abstract: A multi-emitter laser diode device includes a carrier chip singulated from a carrier wafer. The carrier chip has a length and a width, and the width defines a first pitch. The device also includes a plurality of epitaxial mesa dice regions transferred to the carrier chip from a substrate and attached to the carrier chip at a bond region. Each of the epitaxial mesa dice regions is arranged on the carrier chip in a substantially parallel configuration and positioned at a second pitch defining the distance between adjacent epitaxial mesa dice regions. Each of the plurality of epitaxial mesa dice regions includes epitaxial material, which includes an n-type cladding region, an active region having at least one active layer region, and a p-type cladding region. The device also includes one or more laser diode stripe regions, each of which has a pair of facets forming a cavity region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Steigerwald, Melvin McLaurin, Eric Goutain, Alexander Sztein, Po Shan Hsu, Paul Rudy, James W. Raring
  • Publication number: 20230155352
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for generating fiber delivered laser-induced white light. The apparatus includes a package case enclosing a board member with an electrical connector through a cover member and a laser module configured to the board member inside the package case. The laser module comprises a support member, at least one laser diode device configured to emit a laser light of a first wavelength, a set of optics to guide the laser light towards an output port. Additionally, the apparatus includes a fiber assembly configured to receive the laser light from the output port for further delivering to a light head member disposed in a remote destination. A phosphor material disposed in the light head member receives the laser light exited from the fiber assembly to induce a phosphor emission of a second wavelength for producing a white light emission substantially reflected therefrom for various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Romero, Jim Harrison, Eric Goutain, James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Daming Liu
  • Patent number: 11649936
    Abstract: A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using a gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Goutain
  • Patent number: 11630307
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to wearable display technologies. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projection display systems where one or more laser diodes are used as light source for illustrating images with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides. In one set of embodiments, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projector systems that utilize transparent waveguides and blue and/or green laser fabricated using gallium nitride containing material. In another set of embodiments, the present invention provides wearable augmented reality glasses incorporating projection systems having digital lighting processing engines illuminated by blue and/or green laser devices with optical delivery to the eye using transparent waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Eric Goutain, Hua Huang
  • Patent number: 11594862
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for generating fiber delivered laser-induced white light. The apparatus includes a package case enclosing a board member with an electrical connector through a cover member and a laser module configured to the board member inside the package case. The laser module comprises a support member, at least one laser diode device configured to emit a laser light of a first wavelength, a set of optics to guide the laser light towards an output port. Additionally, the apparatus includes a fiber assembly configured to receive the laser light from the output port for further delivering to a light head member disposed in a remote destination. A phosphor material disposed in the light head member receives the laser light exited from the fiber assembly to induce a phosphor emission of a second wavelength for producing a white light emission substantially reflected therefrom for various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Romero, Jim Harrison, Eric Goutain, James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Daming Liu
  • Publication number: 20230050177
    Abstract: A communication module includes a laser driving unit (LDU) and one or more multifunction illumination units. The one or more multifunction illumination units are be coupled to the LDU with an electrical connection and configured to transmit both electrical power and data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Grieder, Colin Greenidge, Christopher Stuart, Eric Goutain, James W. Raring
  • Patent number: 11573374
    Abstract: A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided. In various embodiments, the laser device includes plural laser emitters emitting green or blue laser light, integrated a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goutain, James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Hua Huang
  • Patent number: 11543590
    Abstract: A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided. In various embodiments, the laser device includes plural laser emitters emitting green or blue laser light, integrated a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goutain, James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Hua Huang
  • Publication number: 20220364699
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for generating fiber delivered laser-induced dynamically controlled white light emission. The apparatus includes a laser diode unit for generating a laser electromagnetic radiation with a blue emission in a range from 395 nm to 490 nm that is delivered by an optical fiber. The apparatus further includes a dynamic phosphor unit configured to receive the laser exited from the optical fiber and controllably deflect a beam focused by a first optics sub-unit to a surface spot on a phosphor plate to produce a white light emission. Additionally, and the dynamic phosphor unit includes a second optics sub-unit configured to collect the white light emission and to project to a far field. Furthermore, the apparatus includes an electronics control unit comprising a laser diode driver and a MEMS driver for respectively control the laser diode unit and the dynamic phosphor unit in mutually synchronized manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Harrison, Lj Ristic, Oscar Romero, Eric Goutain, Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Vlad Novotny
  • Publication number: 20220333745
    Abstract: A laser-based fiber-coupled wide-spectrum light system is provided. The system includes a laser device and one or more phosphor members configured and arranged to provide wide-spectrum emissions. One or more fibers are configured and arranged to receive the wide-spectrum emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goutain, Terry Towe, Naji Barakat, Sten Heikman, Oscar Romero, Raymond Ong
  • Publication number: 20220320819
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a high-luminous flux laser-based white light source. A plurality of laser packages are arranged in an array pattern on a common support member. The plurality of laser packages each include one or more laser diode devices and a phosphor member. The phosphor member converts a fraction of the electromagnetic radiation from each of the laser diode devices to an emitted electromagnetic radiation and a white light is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Eric Goutain, Troy Trottier, Melvin McLaurin, James Harrison, Sten Heikman, Michael Cantore
  • Patent number: 11437774
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a high-luminous flux laser-based white light source. A plurality of laser packages are arranged in an array pattern on a common support member. The plurality of laser packages each include one or more laser diode devices and a phosphor member. The phosphor member converts a fraction of the electromagnetic radiation from each of the laser diode devices to an emitted electromagnetic radiation and a white light is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Eric Goutain, Troy Trottier, Melvin McLaurin, James Harrison, Sten Heikman, Michael Cantore