Patents by Inventor Shelly Lin

Shelly Lin 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: 11027366
    Abstract: A laser system including a rack, a plurality of laser modules mounted in the rack to drive light through an optical fiber exiting the system, and a power distribution module to distribute electricity through circuit branches coupled to the laser modules is generally presented. In some embodiments, the rack includes a horizontal cross-member with a bottom rack flange extending vertically and defining a bottom of an opening in the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Jeremy Young, Shelly Lin, Ken Almonte, Nathaniel Black
  • Patent number: 10761276
    Abstract: A cross-cylinder objective assembly includes a fast axis objective (FAO) situated along an optical axis for focusing an incident laser beam along a fast axis, a slow axis objective (SAO) situated along the optical axis for focusing the incident laser beam along a slow axis, and a lens cell having fast and slow axis objective receiving portions for registering the FAO and SAO at a predetermined spacing along the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: David Martin Hemenway, Aaron Brown, David C. Dawson, Kylan Hoener, Shelly Lin, Wolfram Urbanek
  • Patent number: 10451823
    Abstract: A laser module service shelf is generally presented. In some embodiments, a laser system includes a rack including a stack of slots to support a plurality of laser modules in first positions within the rack, wherein the rack comprises a pair of struts extending at opposite sides of an opening in the rack through which the laser modules may pass, and a module service shelf attachable to the struts to support a weight of one of the laser modules in a second position that is cantilevered from the rack in alignment with the opening and one of the slots, wherein the module service shelf comprises a plurality of detachable sections. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: NLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Rodney Stephens, Eric Martin, Jeremy Young, Shelly Lin
  • Patent number: 10436997
    Abstract: A laser optical fiber tray is generally presented. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray comprises an enclosure, coupled with a laser system rack, having an opening in the enclosure to accept a feeding fiber exiting from the laser system rack, an opening in the enclosure to allow passage of the feeding fiber out of the enclosure, and a user-accessible space within the enclosure to contain a length of the feeding fiber. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray is mounted to a top panel of the laser system rack. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray is mounted to a top panel of an external module which is mounted to a top panel of the laser system rack. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: NLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Aaron Brown, Shelly Lin
  • Publication number: 20180259735
    Abstract: A laser optical fiber tray is generally presented. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray comprises an enclosure, coupled with a laser system rack, having an opening in the enclosure to accept a feeding fiber exiting from the laser system rack, an opening in the enclosure to allow passage of the feeding fiber out of the enclosure, and a user-accessible space within the enclosure to contain a length of the feeding fiber. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray is mounted to a top panel of the laser system rack. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray is mounted to a top panel of an external module which is mounted to a top panel of the laser system rack. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Aaron Brown, Shelly Lin
  • Patent number: 9971116
    Abstract: A laser optical fiber tray is generally presented. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray comprises an enclosure having an opening in a bottom of the enclosure to accept a feeding fiber exiting from a top of a laser system rack, an opening in a side of the enclosure to allow passage of the feeding fiber out of the enclosure, a removable panel to allow access to an interior of the enclosure and two or more coil guides affixed within the interior of the enclosure, the coil guides spaced apart by a distance that defines a minimum diameter for a loop of the feeding fiber to be contained within the enclosure. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray is mounted to a top panel of the laser system rack. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray is mounted to a top panel of an external module which is mounted to a top panel of the laser system rack. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: nLIGHT, Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Aaron Brown, Shelly Lin
  • Publication number: 20180056442
    Abstract: A laser system including a rack, a plurality of laser modules mounted in the rack to drive light through an optical fiber exiting the system, and a power distribution module to distribute electricity through circuit branches coupled to the laser modules is generally presented. In some embodiments, the rack includes a horizontal cross-member with a bottom rack flange extending vertically and defining a bottom of an opening in the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Jeremy Young, Shelly Lin, Ken Almonte, Nathaniel Black
  • Publication number: 20180059351
    Abstract: A laser optical fiber tray is generally presented. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray comprises an enclosure having an opening in a bottom of the enclosure to accept a feeding fiber exiting from a top of a laser system rack, an opening in a side of the enclosure to allow passage of the feeding fiber out of the enclosure, a removable panel to allow access to an interior of the enclosure and two or more coil guides affixed within the interior of the enclosure, the coil guides spaced apart by a distance that defines a minimum diameter for a loop of the feeding fiber to be contained within the enclosure. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray is mounted to a top panel of the laser system rack. In some embodiments, the optical fiber tray is mounted to a top panel of an external module which is mounted to a top panel of the laser system rack. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Aaron Brown, Shelly Lin
  • Publication number: 20180059342
    Abstract: A laser module service shelf is generally presented. In some embodiments, a laser system includes a rack including a stack of slots to support a plurality of laser modules in first positions within the rack, wherein the rack comprises a pair of struts extending at opposite sides of an opening in the rack through which the laser modules may pass, and a module service shelf attachable to the struts to support a weight of one of the laser modules in a second position that is cantilevered from the rack in alignment with the opening and one of the slots, wherein the module service shelf comprises a plurality of detachable sections. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph J. Emery, Rodney Stephens, Eric Martin, Jeremy Young, Shelly Lin
  • Publication number: 20160334588
    Abstract: A cross-cylinder objective assembly includes a fast axis objective (FAO) situated along an optical axis for focusing an incident laser beam along a fast axis, a slow axis objective (SAO) situated along the optical axis for focusing the incident laser beam along a slow axis, and a lens cell having fast and slow axis objective receiving portions for registering the FAO and SAO at a predetermined spacing along the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: David Martin Hemenway, Aaron Brown, David C. Dawson, Kylan Hoener, Shelly Lin, Wolfram Urbanek