H01S 3/076
Folded-path lasers
Official title: {Folded-path lasers}
H01S3/076 (Folded-path lasers) appears on 138 US grants and 69 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01S- Granted patents
- 138
- Published applications
- 69
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 256
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 17 |
| 2015 | 10 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Gaseous laser systems with edge-defining element and related techniques10 Feb 2026US 12,548,968 B2Xemed LLC
- Laser apparatus and laser machining apparatus16 Apr 2024US 11,958,128 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Folded slab laser26 Mar 2024US 11,942,753 B2Kern Technologies, LLC
- Radio-frequency excited gas laser19 Dec 2023US 11,848,530 B2Coherent, Inc.
- Compact coaxial laser3 Jan 2023US 11,545,807 B2Idea Machine Development Design & Production Ltd.
- Optical amplifier11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163328 A1ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Laser chamber and electronic device manufacturing method4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155616 A1Gigaphoton Inc.
- Laser apparatus and method for manufacturing electronic device9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100553 A1Gigaphoton Inc.
- Gas laser device and electronic device manufacturing method20 Nov 2025US 2025/0357715 A1Gigaphoton Inc.
- Gaseous laser systems with edge-defining element and related techniques29 May 2025US 2025/0174957 A1Xemed LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- High power waveguide laser72US 6,788,722 B1Coherent, Inc. · 2004
- Fast axial flow laser circulating system59US 4,891,820 ARofin-Sinar, Inc. · 1990
- RF excited waveguide laser49US 6,192,061 B1Demaria Electrooptics Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Laser apparatus45US 4,635,270 ABattelle-Institut e. V. · 1987
- Weapon system for the detection of and use against stationary or moving objects38US 3,946,233 AMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH · 1976