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Panasonic has sold a total of 137 U.S. patents to Boston‐based laser specialist WBC Photonics, Inc.
In October 2024, Panasonic Corporation of North America transferred 119 U.S. patents to WBC Photonics. Around the same time, Panasonic Intellectual Property Management transferred an additional 18 patents to the company.
The 119 patents acquired from Panasonic Corporation of North America encompass a broad array of technologies fundamental to advanced laser and optical systems. They cover areas such as beam combining, beam parameter control, high-power semiconductor lasers, fiber optic components, beam alignment and stabilization, thermal and solder-sealing management, tunable light sources, polarization and beam shaping, as well as multi-beam measurement and other specialized applications.
Meanwhile, the 18 patents acquired from Panasonic Intellectual Property Management primarily address technologies related to material processing and beam shaping, environmental and thermal management, emitter stacking, laser resonator and engine configurations, laser beam combining engine modules, and fiber optic modules.
WBC Photonics, founded in July 2024 through a management buyout of former Panasonic subsidiary TeraDiode, produces high-power diode lasers operating in both the near-infrared and blue wavelength spectrum. German diode laser manufacturer Laserline acquired a 70-percent stake in WBC Photonics in September 2024.
Below is the list of 119 US patents WBC Photonics acquired from Panasonic Corporation of North America (Source: USPTO)
Patent Application Invention title
8553327 13042042 SELECTIVE REPOSITIONING AND ROTATION WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING SYSTEM AND METHOD
8559107 13042243 SCALABLE WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING SYSTEM AND METHOD
8488245 13218251 KILOWATT-CLASS DIODE LASER SYSTEM
8670180 13218327 Wavelength Beam Combining Laser with Multiple Outputs
8724222 13286027 COMPACT INTERDEPENDENT OPTICAL ELEMENT WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEM AND METHOD
9093822 13332326 MULTI-BAND CO-BORE-SIGHTED SCALABLE OUTPUT POWER LASER SYSTEM
9104029 13686974 Multi-Wavelength Beam Combining System and Method
9325144 13766923 Two-Dimensional Multi-beam Stabilizer and Combining Systems and Methods
9256073 13841821 OPTICAL CROSS-COUPLING MITIGATION SYSTEM FOR MULTI-WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING SYSTEMS
9865985 13923344 Widely Tunable Infrared Source System and Method
9124065 13927093 System and Method for Wavelength Beam Combination on a Single Laser Emitter
8824049 14053529 Scalable Wavelength Beam Combining System and Method
9335551 14093409 Welding Techniques using Multi-Wavelength Beam Combining Systems
9620933 14247233 HIGH BRIGHTNESS, MONOLITHIC, MULTISPECTRAL SEMICONDUCTOR LASER
9268097 14270327 High Power Optical Fiber Ends Having Partially-Doped Gratings
10627618 14476544 Smile Correction using FAC Lens Deformation
9190807 14572769 Method for Improving Performance of Wavelength Beam Combining Diode Laser Systems
9310560 14632283 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE-BEAM LASER ARRANGEMENTS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT
9889524 14639401 POLARIZATION-ADJUSTED BEAM OPERATION FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING
10514549 14640079 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH BEAM QUALITY FACTOR
9178333 14666438 HIGH-POWER LASER DIODE ISOLATION AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT
9823480 14667094 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS WITH MICRO-OPTICS
9719776 14676070 FEATURE AND DEPTH MEASUREMENT USING MULTIPLE BEAM SOURCES AND INTERFEROMETRY
9746679 14733275 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING LENS ROLL FOR CHIEF RAY FOCUSING
9350141 14734480 STABILIZATION OF WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS IN THE NON-WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING DIRECTION
9658461 14735269 OPTICAL ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
9268142 14746951 OPTICAL CROSS-COUPLING MITIGATION SYSTEM FOR MULTI-WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING SYSTEMS
9435964 14747073 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT
9366887 14852939 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT UTILIZING THERMO-OPTIC EFFECTS
9614344 14854494 FIBER-BASED OUTPUT COUPLERS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
9525269 14946868 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING ETALONS
9778448 14964700 OPTICAL CROSS-COUPLING MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
10044171 15006693 SOLDER-CREEP MANAGEMENT IN HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
9843164 15006733 SOLDER SEALING IN HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
9739946 15060145 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE-BEAM LASER ARRANGEMENTS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT THAT COUPLE RADIATION WITH ALTERED SPATIAL POWER DISTRIBUTIONS INTO OPTICAL FIBERS
9843154 15071554 TWO-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-BEAM STABILIZER AND COMBINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
10416529 15151881 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT UTILIZING THERMO-OPTIC EFFECTS
10401633 15188076 OPTICAL ELEMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR VARYING BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT IN LASER DELIVERY SYSTEMS
9726834 15207749 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT UTILIZING ACOUSTO-OPTIC ELEMENTS AND VARIABLE REFRACTIVE INDEX COMPONENTS
11204506 15261096 POLARIZATION-ADJUSTED AND SHAPE-ADJUSTED BEAM OPERATION FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING
9825428 15271773 COATING PROCESS FOR LASER HEAT SINKS
9941668 15349425 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING ETALONS
10268043 15410277 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING PRISMS FOR BEAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND BANDWIDTH REDUCTION
10014650 15439396 FIBER-BASED OUTPUT COUPLERS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
9989772 15442004 HIGH BRIGHTNESS, MONOLITHIC, MULTISPECTRAL SEMICONDUCTOR LASER
10088632 15479745 OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR VARYING LASER BEAM PROFILE
10067351 15485742 OPTICAL ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
10490972 15627917 PACKAGES FOR HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
10302416 15636049 FEATURE AND DEPTH MEASUREMENT USING MULTIPLE BEAM SOURCES AND INTERFEROMETRY
10261271 15636065 LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT UTILIZING UNIAXIAL CRYSTALS OR BEAM SPLITTERS
10254484 15647848 METHODS OF CONTROLLABLY ALTERING THE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT OF RADIATION BEAMS COUPLED INTO OPTICAL FIBERS
11780029 15649841 MATERIAL PROCESSING UTILIZING A LASER HAVING A VARIABLE BEAM SHAPE
10241338 15658959 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING LENS ROLL FOR CHIEF RAY FOCUSING
9972975 15660134 HIGH-POWER LASER SYSTEMS WITH MODULAR DIODE SOURCES
10951006 15686413 HIGH-POWER LASER PACKAGING UTILIZING CARBON NANOTUBES AND PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE OUTPUT COUPLER
10168517 15692046 OPTICAL CROSS-COUPLING MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
10630049 15785557 COATING PROCESS FOR LASER HEAT SINKS
10649222 15789092 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS WITH MICRO-OPTICS
10256595 15800429 WIDELY TUNABLE INFRARED SOURCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
10447003 15802645 TWO-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-BEAM STABILIZER AND COMBINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
10224691 15807795 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING FIBER BUNDLES FOR POWER DELIVERY AND BEAM SWITCHING
10320145 15807824 SOLDER SEALING IN HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
10486265 15864145 POLARIZATION-ADJUSTED BEAM OPERATION FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING
10401562 15879500 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING CELLULAR-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS FOR BEAM SHAPING
10804679 15911288 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING ETALONS
10211601 15949247 HIGH-POWER LASER SYSTEMS WITH MODULAR DIODE SOURCES
10444524 15973792 HIGH BRIGHTNESS, MONOLITHIC, MULTISPECTRAL SEMICONDUCTOR LASER
10606089 15992582 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS WITH MICRO-OPTICS
10444482 15992593 OPTICAL CROSS-COUPLING MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
11196234 16028994 SOLDER-CREEP MANAGEMENT IN HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
10845545 16117253 OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR VARYING LASER BEAM PROFILE
10768373 16201333 OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR VARYING LASER BEAM PROFILE
11327235 16201341 METHODS OF PRODUCING RADIATION BEAMS WITH ALTERED PROPERTIES
10541515 16237824 HIGH-POWER LASER SYSTEMS WITH MODULAR DIODE SOURCES
10630047 16245349 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING FIBER BUNDLES FOR POWER DELIVERY AND BEAM SWITCHING
10627639 16275539 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING LENS ROLL FOR CHIEF RAY FOCUSING
10686288 16281159 WIDELY TUNABLE INFRARED SOURCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
10914902 16292622 METHODS FOR ALTERING PROPERTIES OF A RADIATION BEAM
10656429 16295016 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING PRISMS FOR BEAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND BANDWIDTH REDUCTION
10655948 16381285 FEATURE AND DEPTH MEASUREMENT USING MULTIPLE BEAM SOURCES AND INTERFEROMETRY
10622784 16396926 SOLDER SEALING IN HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
11294191 16515124 OPTICAL ELEMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR VARYING BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT IN LASER DELIVERY SYSTEMS
10852471 16522893 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING CELLULAR-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS FOR BEAM SHAPING
11143932 16532689 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT UTILIZING THERMO-OPTIC EFFECTS
10871639 16559834 OPTICAL CROSS-COUPLING MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
10775636 16561160 HIGH BRIGHTNESS, MONOLITHIC, MULTISPECTRAL SEMICONDUCTOR LASER
11189983 16562597 TWO-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-BEAM STABILIZER AND COMBINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
11095091 16654339 PACKAGES FOR HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
11433479 16658462 POLARIZATION-ADJUSTED BEAM OPERATION FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING
11156848 16680704 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH BEAM QUALITY FACTOR
11239630 16813893 SOLDER SEALING IN HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
11353715 16815141 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING LENS ROLL FOR CHIEF RAY FOCUSING
10916911 16816564 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING FIBER BUNDLES FOR POWER DELIVERY AND BEAM SWITCHING
11594863 16817884 SMILE CORRECTION USING FAC LENS DEFORMATION
11391958 16840867 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS WITH MICRO-OPTICS
11500139 16850159 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING PRISMS FOR BEAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND BANDWIDTH REDUCTION
11043787 16869729 WIDELY TUNABLE INFRARED SOURCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
11604340 16951385 OPTICAL CROSS-COUPLING MITIGATION SYSTEMS FOR WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
11526019 16989023 HIGH BRIGHTNESS, MONOLITHIC, MULTISPECTRAL SEMICONDUCTOR LASER
None 17019756 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING ETALONS
11567265 17077080 OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR VARYING LASER BEAM PROFILE
11262497 17082604 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING CELLULAR-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS FOR BEAM SHAPING
11563301 17140293 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING FIBER BUNDLES FOR POWER DELIVERY AND BEAM SWITCHING
11480846 17141365 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT
11641092 17173337 HIGH-POWER LASER PACKAGING UTILIZING CARBON NANOTUBES BETWEEN METALLIC BONDING MATERIALS
11658454 17323003 WIDELY TUNABLE INFRARED SOURCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
12068574 17377832 PACKAGES FOR HIGH-POWER LASER DEVICES
11635667 17474269 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT UTILIZING THERMO-OPTIC EFFECTS
11933990 17481408 WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH BEAM QUALITY FACTOR
11949206 17519647 TWO-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-BEAM STABILIZER AND COMBINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
11852838 17525106 POLARIZATION-ADJUSTED AND SHAPE-ADJUSTED BEAM OPERATION FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING
11698482 17578593 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING CELLULAR-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS FOR BEAM SHAPING
11906752 17683542 OPTICAL ELEMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR VARYING BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT IN LASER DELIVERY SYSTEMS
11855408 18084695 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING FIBER BUNDLES FOR POWER DELIVERY AND BEAM SWITCHING
None 18089741 OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR VARYING LASER BEAM PROFILE
12032202 18200673 LASER SYSTEMS UTILIZING CELLULAR-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS FOR BEAM SHAPING
None 18239866 MATERIAL PROCESSING UTILIZING A LASER HAVING A VARIABLE BEAM SHAPE
None 18383095 POLARIZATION-ADJUSTED AND SHAPE-ADJUSTED BEAM OPERATION FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING
None 18406331 OPTICAL ELEMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR VARYING BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT IN LASER DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Below is the list of 18 US patents WBC Photonics acquired from Panasonic Intellectual Property Management (Source: USPTO)
Patent Application Invention title
11719897 16831986 MATERIAL PROCESSING UTILIZING HIGH-FREQUENCY BEAM SHAPING
11424592 17071205 SILOXANE MITIGATION FOR LASER SYSTEMS
11552447 17104481 CONDENSATION PREVENTION FOR HIGH-POWER LASER SYSTEMS
12107386 17104485 ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES AND COOLING MANIFOLD CONFIGURATION FOR HIGH-POWER LASER SYSTEMS
None 17123305 LASER HEAD CONFIGURATIONS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING
None 17514130 HELICAL EMITTER STACKING FOR WAVELENGTH-BEAM-COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
None 17673867 LASER OSCILLATION DEVICE
None 17864527 SINGLE EMITTER STACKING FOR WAVELENGTH-BEAM-COMBINING LASER SYSTEMS
11769986 17867941 SILOXANE MITIGATION FOR LASER SYSTEMS
None 18339563 MATERIAL PROCESSING UTILIZING HIGH-FREQUENCY BEAM SHAPING
D918972 29658597 LASER RESONATOR
D908751 29658598 LASER ENGINE WITH MULTIPLE RESONATORS
D908148 29658599 LASER ENGINE WITH MULTIPLE RESONATORS
D884635 29659453 FIBER OPTIC MODULE
D884636 29659454 FIBER OPTIC MODULE
D959513 29737721 LASER BEAM-COMBINING ENGINE WITH LASER RESONATORS
D941894 29737723 LASER BEAM-COMBINING ENGINE WITH BEAM-SHAPING MODULE
D941895 29737724 LASER BEAM-COMBINING ENGINE WITH FIBER OPTIC MODULE
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