Patents by Inventor Sten Heikman

Sten Heikman 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: 12374854
    Abstract: A laser-based light source includes a material arranged on a package base adjacent to a laser diode chip and an optical element coupled to the material. The optical element is aligned to receive electromagnetic radiation from the laser diode chip. The optical element includes a wavelength conversion material and is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the laser diode chip. A reflective material surrounds sides of the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Sten Heikman, Terry Towe, Sudeep Khanal
  • Patent number: 12283790
    Abstract: A phosphor integrated laser-based light source includes a thermally conductive material arranged on a package base adjacent to a laser diode chip and an optically transparent material coupled to the thermally conductive material. A groove extends between the thermally conductive material and the optically transport material and is aligned to receive electromagnetic radiation from the laser diode chip. A wavelength conversion material is coupled to the optically transparent material and is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted into the groove and transmitted through the optically transparent material. A reflective material surrounds sides of the optically transparent material and the wavelength conversion material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Kyocera SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventor: Sten Heikman
  • Patent number: 12264796
    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: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Cole J. Cunnien, Eric Goutain, Sten Heikman, James W. Raring
  • Publication number: 20250044507
    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 integrated with light collimation elements. 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 partially with laser emission to produce a white light emission. The system includes a transport fiber coupled to the phosphor member via the light collimation elements to receive the white light emission and deliver the white light emission remotely to one or more passive luminaries substantially free of electrical or moving parts disposed at remote distances from a dedicated source area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Sten Heikman, Ryan Gresback, Julian Carey
  • Patent number: 12218477
    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: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rudy, James W. Raring, Eric Goutain, Troy Trottier, Melvin McLaurin, James Harrison, Sten Heikman, Michael Cantore
  • Publication number: 20250012410
    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: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goutain, Terry Towe, Naji Barakat, Sten Heikman, Oscar Romero, Raymond Ong
  • Publication number: 20240396288
    Abstract: A reflective material is formed on surfaces of optical elements by adhering a first adhesive material to a first carrier and a second adhesive material to a second carrier; placing a plurality of un-coated optical elements on the first adhesive material; adhering the second adhesive material to the plurality of un-coated optical elements so that the plurality of un-coated optical elements are sandwiched between the first carrier and the second carrier; applying a liquid form of the reflective material to exposed surfaces of the plurality of un-coated optical elements using a spray process to create a plurality of coated optical elements; and removing the plurality of coated optical elements from the first and second adhesive materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Sten Heikman, Ryan Gresback, Fan Zhang, Eric Goutain
  • Patent number: 12152742
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Goutain, Terry Towe, Naji Barakat, Sten Heikman, Oscar Romero, Raymond Ong
  • Publication number: 20240218989
    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: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Cole J. Cunnien, Eric Goutain, Sten Heikman, James W. Raring
  • 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: 11903113
    Abstract: A method includes the steps of obtaining a frame from an image sensor, the frame comprising a number of pixel values, detecting a change in a first subset of the pixel values, detecting a change in the second subset of the pixel values near the first subset of the pixel values, and determining an occupancy state based on a relationship between the change in the first subset of the pixel values and the second subset of the pixel values. The occupancy state may be determined to be occupied when the change in the first subset of the pixel values is in a first direction and the change in the second subset of the pixel values is in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
    Inventors: Sten Heikman, Yuvaraj Dora, Ronald W. Bessems, John Roberts, Robert D. Underwood
  • Publication number: 20230238767
    Abstract: A laser-based light source includes a material arranged on a package base adjacent to a laser diode chip and an optical element coupled to the material. The optical element is aligned to receive electromagnetic radiation from the laser diode chip. The optical element includes a wavelength conversion material and is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the laser diode chip. A reflective material surrounds sides of the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Sten Heikman, Terry Towe, Sudeep Khanal
  • Publication number: 20220376462
    Abstract: A phosphor integrated laser-based light source includes a thermally conductive material arranged on a package base adjacent to a laser diode chip and an optically transparent material coupled to the thermally conductive material. A groove extends between the thermally conductive material and the optically transport material and is aligned to receive electromagnetic radiation from the laser diode chip. A wavelength conversion material is coupled to the optically transparent material and is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted into the groove and transmitted through the optically transparent material. A reflective material surrounds sides of the optically transparent material and the wavelength conversion material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Kyocera SLD Laser, Inc.
    Inventor: Sten Heikman
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220141939
    Abstract: A method includes the steps of obtaining a frame from an image sensor, the frame comprising a number of pixel values, detecting a change in a first subset of the pixel values, detecting a change in the second subset of the pixel values near the first subset of the pixel values, and determining an occupancy state based on a relationship between the change in the first subset of the pixel values and the second subset of the pixel values. The occupancy state may be determined to be occupied when the change in the first subset of the pixel values is in a first direction and the change in the second subset of the pixel values is in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Sten Heikman, Yuvaraj Dora, Ronald W. Bessems, John Roberts, Robert D. Underwood
  • Patent number: 11229107
    Abstract: A method includes the steps of obtaining a frame from an image sensor, the frame comprising a number of pixel values, detecting a change in a first subset of the pixel values, detecting a change in the second subset of the pixel values near the first subset of the pixel values, and determining an occupancy state based on a relationship between the change in the first subset of the pixel values and the second subset of the pixel values. The occupancy state may be determined to be occupied when the change in the first subset of the pixel values is in a first direction and the change in the second subset of the pixel values is in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Sten Heikman, Yuvaraj Dora, Ronald W. Bessems, John Roberts, Robert D. Underwood
  • Publication number: 20210151956
    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: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Eric Goutain, Troy Trottier, Melvin McLaurin, James Harrison, Sten Heikman, Michael Cantore