Foro Energy, Inc.

Nuburu, Inc.

Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

Other

University of Illinois

Zediker, Mark S.

Mark S Zediker

Brian O Faircloth

Charles Cooper Rinzler

Joel F Moxley

Daryl L Grubb

Paul D Deutch

Ronald A De Witt

Yeshaya Koblick

Sharath K Kolachalam

Scott A Marshall

Ryan Patrick McKay

Sam N Schroit

Lance D Underwood

Mathew Finuf

Matthew Silva Sa

William C Gray

Jason D Fraze

Mark S Land

Eugene J Linyaev

Jean Michel Pelaprat

Robert A Stegeman

Henry Bergeron

Ronald A DeWitt

Ryan J Norton

Philip V Clark

James Pete Tucker

Shararth Kolachalam

Eugence J Linyaev

Jean-Philippe Feve

Kenneth L Havlinek

Robert R Rice

Michael Jansen

William F Krupke

Erik Allen

James J Coleman

James P Nehlsen

Robert D Fritz

Jean Philippe Feve

David Hill

John F Volkmar

John W Ely

Rebecca Elizabeth Jones-Albertus

Andyle Gregory Bailey

David Russell Mesnard

Reuel Bennett Swint

Ian Lee

Fred C Kellermann

Tom Zimmerman

John Yearwood

Daniel L Wolfe

Siamak Makki

Jean-Michel Pelaprat

Donald A Millick

Nathaniel Dick

Denis Brisson

Monica Greenlief

Eric Boese

Donald Millick

Ryan P Mckay

Henry A Bergeron

A visible light laser system and operation for welding materials together. A blue laser system and operation for welding conductive elements, and in particular thin conductive elements, together for use in energy storage devices, such as battery packs.

Visible laser welding of electronic packaging, automotive electrics, battery and other components

The invention may be embodied in other forms than those specifically disclosed herein without departing from itMulti-kW-class blue (400-495 nm) fiber-delivered lasers and module configurations. In embodiments, the lasers propagate laser beams having beam parameter products of <5 mm*mrad, which are used in materials processing, welding and pumping a Raman laser. In an embodiment the laser system is an integration of fiber-coupled modules, which are in turn made up of submodules. An embodiment has sub-modules having a plurality of lensed blue semiconductor gain chips with low reflectivity front facets. These are locked in wavelength with a wavelength spread of <1 nm by using volume Bragg gratings in an external cavity configuration. An embodiment has modules having of a plurality of submodules, which are combined through wavelength multiplexing with a bandwidth of <10 nm, followed by polarization beam combining. The output of each module is fiber-coupled into a low NA fiber. In an embodiment a kW-level blue laser system is realized by fiber bundling and combining multiple modules into a single output fiber.

Multi kW class blue laser system

A high-resolution additive manufacturing system based on a parallel printing method using a spatial light modulator. A method and system for additive manufacturing using a DMD in the laser beam path. The use of a pre-heat laser beam in combination with a build laser beam having a DMD along the build laser beam path.

Blue laser metal additive manufacturing system

There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor.

High power laser offshore decommissioning tool, system and methods of use

A high resolution system for additive manufacturing, soldering, welding and other laser processing applications. A blue laser system for additive manufacturing, soldering, welding and other laser processing applications and operation for additive manufacturing of materials. Systems and methods for laser processing of materials, laser processing by matching preselected laser beam wavelengths to the material to be processed to have high or increased levels of absorptivity by the materials, and in particular laser additive manufacture of raw materials into large structures, parts, components and articles with laser beams having high absorptivity by starting raw materials.

Visible laser additive manufacturing

Methods and system to provide high power and brightness display and illumination systems and methods. In embodiments multi-wavelength laser beams in the wavelength range of 300 nm to 700 nm, including high power beams in these wavelengths having excellent beam qualities are provided and used. The three wavelengths can be primary colors, red, green and blue. Manufacturing and display systems, allowing the high-power white light generation directly from a single fiber laser source, such as theaters, sporting events, public events, private and home entertainment to name a few. The systems are configured for Photopic and Scotopic vision.

Multi-wavelength visible laser source

There are provided high power, high brightness solid-state laser systems that maintain initial beam properties, including power levels, and do not have degradation of performance or beam quality, for at least 10,000 hours of operation. There are provided high power, high brightness solid-state laser systems containing Oxygen in their internal environments and which are free from siloxanes.

High reliability high power high brightness blue laser diode systems and methods of making the same

There is provided assemblies for combining a group of laser sources into a combined laser beam. There is further provided a blue diode laser array that combines the laser beams from an assembly of blue laser diodes. There are provided laser processing operations and applications using the combined blue laser beams from the laser diode arrays and modules.

Applications, methods and systems for a laser deliver addressable array

There are provided high power laser perforating tools and methods of delivering laser energy patterns that enhance the flow of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons, from a formation into a production tubing or collection system. These tools and methods precisely deliver predetermined laser beam energy patterns, to provide for custom geometries in a formation. The patterns and geometries are tailored and customized to the particular geological and structural features of a formation and reservoir.

High power laser perforating and laser fracturing tools and methods of use

There are provided high power laser systems for performing decommissioning of structures in land based boreholes, and wells, offshore, and other remote and hazardous locations, and using those system to perform decommissioning operations. In particular embodiments the laser system is a Class I system and reduces emission of materials created during laser cutting operations. The laser systems can include lifting and removal equipment for removing laser sectioned material.

Systems for surface decommissioning of wells

The present disclosure provides a printer system based on high power, high brightness visible laser source for improved resolution and printing speeds. Visible laser devices based on high power visible laser diodes can be scaled using the stimulated Raman scattering process to create a high power, high brightness visible laser source.

Devices, systems and methods for three-dimensional printing

Apparatus, systems and methods to spectrally beam combine a group of diode lasers in an external cavity arrangement. A dichroic beam combiner or volume Bragg grating beam combiner is placed in an external cavity to force each of the diode lasers or groups of diode lasers to oscillate at a wavelength determined by the passband of the beam combiner. In embodiments the combination of a large number of laser diodes in a sufficiently narrow bandwidth to produce a high brightness laser source that has many applications including as to pump a Raman laser or Raman amplifier.

Very dense wavelength beam combined laser system

The invention may be embodied in other forms than those specifically disclosed herein without departing from itMulti-kW-class blue (400-495 nm) fiber-delivered lasers and module configurations. In embodiments, the lasers propagate laser beams having beam parameter products of &#x3c;5 mm*mrad, which are used in materials processing, welding and pumping a Raman laser. In an embodiment the laser system is an integration of fiber-coupled modules, which are in turn made up of submodules. An embodiment has sub-modules having a plurality of lensed blue semiconductor gain chips with low reflectivity front facets. These are locked in wavelength with a wavelength spread of &#x3c;1 nm by using volume Bragg gratings in an external cavity configuration. An embodiment has modules having of a plurality of submodules, which are combined through wavelength multiplexing with a bandwidth of &#x3c;10 nm, followed by polarization beam combining. The output of each module is fiber-coupled into a low NA fiber. In an embodiment a kW-level blue laser system is realized by fiber bundling and combining multiple modules into a single output fiber.

A visible light laser system and operation for welding materials together. A blue laser system that forms essentially perfect welds for copper based materials. A blue laser system and operation for welding conductive elements, and in particular thin conductive elements, together for use in energy storage devices, such as battery packs.

Methods and systems for welding copper and other metals using blue lasers

There are provided high power laser and laser mechanical earth removing equipment, and operations using laser cutting tools having stand off distances. These equipment provide high power laser beams, greater than 1 kW to cut and volumetrically remove targeted materials and to remove laser affected material with gravity assistance, mechanical cutters, fluid jets, scrapers and wheels. There is also provided a method of using this equipment in mining, road resurfacing and other earth removing or working activities.

High power laser tunneling mining and construction equipment and methods of use

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Castle Rock, CO, United States of America

Mark S Zediker