Patents by Inventor Nicolas Trent Meacham

Nicolas Trent Meacham 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).

  • POWER MONITORING IN FIBER-COUPLED LASER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20230349754
    Abstract: Some embodiments may include a power monitor to measure power of laser light propagating in a core of an optical fiber; the power monitor to generate a sensor signal using an optical sensor having a light sensitive section with no line of sight to part of the optical fiber; wherein the sensor signal is derived from light emerging laterally from the part of the optical fiber. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: NLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Scott R. Karlsen, David R. Balsley, Nicolas Trent Meacham, Austin Hagarty, Dahv A.V. Kliner
  • FIBER MANAGEMENT CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20200003980
    Abstract: Some embodiments may include a fiber management cartridge, comprising: a plurality of sheets of material arranged in a stack, each sheet including: a first section to fasten to a surface; and a second section to make movement relative to the surface when the first section is fastened to the surface, the second section to hold one or more loops of one or more optical fibers, respectively, of a fiber laser. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: NLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Andrew Luetjen, Nicolas Trent Meacham, Shaun Cody Hampton, Rodney Mark Stephens