H01S 3/093
Focusing or directing the excitation energy into the active medium
Official title: focusing or directing the excitation energy into the active medium
H01S3/093 (Focusing or directing the excitation energy into the active medium) appears on 192 US grants and 51 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01S- Granted patents
- 192
- Published applications
- 51
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 305
- Latest grant
- 3 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tailored laser pulses for surgical applications3 Mar 2026US 12,564,443 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Picosecond optical radiation systems and methods of use14 Jan 2025US 12,193,734 B2Cynosure, Inc.
- Lens arrangements for varying numerical aperture in laser delivery systems5 Nov 2024US 12,136,793 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Laser device, multi-wavelength laser device, and photoacoustic measurement apparatus11 Jun 2024US 12,009,626 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Tailored laser pulses for surgical applications13 Feb 2024US 11,896,300 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Laser resonator and optical pumping system for medical laser systems16 Oct 2025US 2025/0318872 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Suppressing relaxation oscillations for lithotripsy lasers29 Aug 2024US 2024/0285342 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Tailored Laser Pulses for Surgical Applications25 Apr 2024US 2024/0130785 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Lens arrangements for varying numerical aperture in laser delivery systems14 Sep 2023US 2023/0291166 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Picosecond Optical Radiation Systems and Methods of Use8 Dec 2022US 2022/0387105 A1Cynosure, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular interchangeable laser system128US 4,979,180 A1990
- Slab laser and amplifier and method of use118US 9,525,262 B22016
- Laser system79US 4,862,888 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1989
- High repetition rate mid-infrared laser50US 5,422,899 APremier Laser Systems, Inc. · 1995
- High repetition rate mid-infrared laser49US 6,122,300 APremier Laser Systems, Inc. · 2000