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Newton, NJ, United States of America

Thorlabs Gmbh

USPTO Granted Patents = 106

% Expired Patents = 22.6

CIPO Patents = 10

EPO Patents = 56

Trademarks = 63

Forward Citations = 447

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127 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Alex Cable (38 out of 38 patents)

Vijaysekhar Jayaraman (18 out of 31 patents)

James Jiang (14 out of 14 patents)

4. Jeffrey S Brooker (14 out of 15 patents)

5. Benjamin Michael Potsaid (13 out of 15 patents)

6. Adalbert Bandemer (10 out of 11 patents)

7. Egbert Krause (9 out of 10 patents)

8. Keith Dhese (6 out of 6 patents)

9. Hongzhou Ma (6 out of 6 patents)

10. Dierck Hillmann (6 out of 8 patents)

11. Brett D'Alessio (5 out of 5 patents)

12. Peter Fendel (4 out of 4 patents)

13. Eric Lieser (4 out of 4 patents)

14. Gereon Hüttmann (4 out of 8 patents)

15. Peter Koch (4 out of 13 patents)

Core Competencies:

Laser Scanning Microscopy

Optical Coherence Tomography

Polarization Maintaining Fiber

Mid-Infrared Laser

MEMS Tunable VCSEL

Adaptive Optics

High Dynamic Range Imaging

Optical Element Cleaver

Dual-Comb Generation

Spectral Shaping

Piezoelectric Actuator

Agile Imaging System

106 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12756268 - Voice coil motor with monolithic bearing and pole piece components (2026-10-06),

2. 12724320 - Widely tunable frequency doubled light source (2026-09-01),

3. 12596231 - Single mode wideband polarization maintaining fiber coupler (2026-04-07),

4. 12481141 - Compact laser scanning microscope system (2025-11-25),

5. 12429631 - Method for producing anti-reflective textured surface using additive thin film (2025-09-30),

6. 12352987 - Substrate-transferred stacked optical coatings (2025-07-08),

7. 12164070 - Silicon photomultipliers reflective pulse compression (2024-12-10),

8. 12133771 - Combined frequency and angle compounding for speckle reduction in ultrasound imaging (2024-11-05),

9. 12130136 - Dual-comb ranging with long ambiguity-free range (2024-10-29),

10. 11982861 - Pre-aligned optical mounts (2024-05-14),

11. 11960143 - Voice coil actuator for angular movements (2024-04-16),

12. 11933959 - High dynamic range imaging (2024-03-19),

13. 11843302 - Dual voice coil linear translator (2023-12-12),

14. 11815782 - Mid-infrared broadband laser using cascaded nonlinearities in mid-infrared fiber and nonlinear crystal (2023-11-14),

15. 11809133 - Opto-mechanical system to remove zeroth order diffraction in phase-only spatial light modulator (2023-11-07),

Company Overview

Thorlabs GmbH is a prominent player in the optical technologies sector, headquartered in Newton, NJ. The company specializes in the development and manufacturing of advanced optical systems and components, including laser scanning microscopy and optical coherence tomography. Thorlabs is also known for its innovations in polarization maintaining fiber, mid-infrared lasers, and MEMS tunable VCSELs. Their expertise extends to adaptive optics and high dynamic range imaging, catering to a diverse range of applications in research and industry.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

106 Patents

#1 in Newton, NJ

#165 in New Jersey

#3,604 in US

#7,411 in the World

Newton, NJ, United States of America

Thorlabs Gmbh

Forward Citations = 447

127 inventors:

Alex Cable (38 out of 38 patents)

Vijaysekhar Jayaraman (18 out of 31 patents)

James Jiang (14 out of 14 patents)

4. Jeffrey S Brooker (14 out of 15 patents)

5. Benjamin Michael Potsaid (13 out of 15 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Thorlabs Gmbh. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/thorlabs

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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