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Vancouver, WA, United States of America

Nlight Photonics Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 47

% Expired Patents = 46.8

Trademarks = 4

Forward Citations = 693

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64 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Jason N Farmer (15 out of 23 patents)

Scott R Karlsen (9 out of 40 patents)

Derek E Schulte (6 out of 7 patents)

4. Robert J Martinsen (5 out of 39 patents)

5. Yu Yan (5 out of 5 patents)

6. Aaron L Hodges (5 out of 5 patents)

7. Mark R Pratt (5 out of 11 patents)

8. Manoj Kanskar (4 out of 46 patents)

9. Matthieu Saracco (4 out of 6 patents)

10. Scott H Keeney (4 out of 4 patents)

11. Timothy S McComb (3 out of 13 patents)

12. R Kirk Price (3 out of 8 patents)

13. Kirk Price (3 out of 3 patents)

14. Joona Koponen (2 out of 10 patents)

15. Kylan Hoener (2 out of 4 patents)

Core Competencies:

Optical Output Control

Fiber Laser Systems

Diode Laser Devices

Multimode Fiber Combiners

Active Tapers

Laser Marking

Spectral Narrowing

Beam Homogenizer

High Power Lasers

Temperature Measurement

Optical Connectors

Raman Pump Laser

47 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 9478931 - Method for actively controlling the optical output of a seed laser (2016-10-25),

2. 9331455 - Frequency locked diode laser devices exhibiting low power penalty (2016-05-03),

3. 9290008 - Laser marking method and system (2016-03-22),

4. 9285541 - UV-green converting fiber laser using active tapers (2016-03-15),

5. 9281652 - Unstable OPO resonators with improved beam quality (2016-03-08),

6. 9270085 - Multi-wavelength laser device (2016-02-23),

7. 9263855 - Injection locking of gain switched diodes for spectral narrowing and jitter stabilization (2016-02-16),

8. 9261406 - Pyrometer process temperature measurement for high power light sources (2016-02-16),

9. 9217825 - Spun non-circular and non-elliptical core optical fibers and apparatuses utilizing the same (2015-12-22),

10. 9214786 - Diode laser packages with flared laser oscillator waveguides (2015-12-15),

11. 9195006 - Fiber termination assembly (2015-11-24),

12. 9166369 - Flared laser oscillator waveguide (2015-10-20),

13. 9166368 - High power semiconductor laser with phase-matching optical element (2015-10-20),

14. 9158070 - Active tapers with reduced nonlinearity (2015-10-13),

15. 9063289 - Multimode fiber combiners (2015-06-23),

Company Overview

Nlight Photonics Corporation, based in Vancouver, WA, specializes in advanced laser technologies, focusing on high-performance diode laser devices and fiber laser systems. The company is recognized for its expertise in optical output control, injection locking, and the development of high power semiconductor lasers. Nlight also innovates in multimode fiber combiners and beam homogenizers, catering to a diverse range of applications in industrial, medical, and scientific fields, driving advancements in laser performance and efficiency.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

47 Patents

#10 in Vancouver, WA

#173 in Washington

#7,440 in US

#14,827 in the World

Vancouver, WA, United States of America

Nlight Photonics Corporation

Forward Citations = 693

64 inventors:

Jason N Farmer (15 out of 23 patents)

Scott R Karlsen (9 out of 40 patents)

Derek E Schulte (6 out of 7 patents)

4. Robert J Martinsen (5 out of 39 patents)

5. Yu Yan (5 out of 5 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Nlight Photonics Corporation. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/nlight-photonics

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