Patents by Inventor Gerard Theroux

Gerard Theroux 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).

  • Beam combiner and distributor system and method therefore
    Patent number: 8773764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber laser system for processing materials involving a system of interconnected operational components for combining and optionally distributing beams from multiple beam emitters. More particularly, the present invention provides a system for combining and distributing fiber laser beams having different wavelengths and a method for operating the system thereof. Multiple beam combiners may be optionally linked with a beam distribution system. In exemplary use, multiple fiber laser sources generating different wavelength outputs are combined in a single beam incident of a work piece comprising multiple layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: IPG Photonics Corporation
    Inventors: Yuri Grapov, Michael Digiantommaso, Gerard Theroux
  • Beam Combiner and Distributor System and Method Therefore
    Publication number: 20130051409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber laser system for processing materials involving a system of interconnected operational components for combining and optionally distributing beams from multiple beam emitters. More particularly, the present invention provides a system for combining and distributing fiber laser beams having different wavelengths and a method for operating the system thereof. Multiple beam combiners may be optionally linked with a beam distribution system. In exemplary use, multiple fiber laser sources generating different wavelength outputs are combined in a single beam incident of a work piece comprising multiple layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: IPG Photonics Corporation
    Inventors: Yuri Grapov, Michael Digiantommaso, Gerard Theroux