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David M. Filgas
Also filed as: FILGAS DAVID · FILGAS DAVID M · FILGAS DAVID MICHAEL
43 granted patents·7 pending applications·771 citations·filing 1992–2025
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50 records- 0198US7955905B2Methods and systems for thermal-based laser processing a multi-material deviceGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 7, 2011·41 cites·31 claims
- 0298US7955906B2Methods and systems for thermal-based laser processing a multi-material deviceGSI GROUP CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 7, 2011·45 cites·20 claims
- 0398US7382389B2Methods and systems for thermal-based laser processing a multi-material deviceGSI LUMONICS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 3, 2008·48 cites·20 claims
- 0497US8809734B2Methods and systems for thermal-based laser processing a multi-material deviceCORDINGLEY JAMES J·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·44 cites·20 claims
- 0595US9502854B1Self-seeding high power laserRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·11 cites·15 claims
- 0695US6738396B2Laser based material processing methods and scalable architecture for material processingGSI LUMONICS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted May 18, 2004·106 cites·6 claims
- 0794US6785304B2Waveguide device with mode control and pump light confinement and method of using sameGSI LUMONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 31, 2004·52 cites·30 claims
- 0893US8217304B2Methods and systems for thermal-based laser processing a multi-material deviceCORDINGLEY JAMES J·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 10, 2012·41 cites·56 claims
- 0992US8731013B2Linear adaptive optics system in low power beam path and methodBYREN ROBERT W·Filed 2007·Granted May 20, 2014·18 cites·41 claims
- 1092US7065121B2Waveguide architecture, waveguide devices for laser processing and beam control, and laser processing applicationsGSI GROUP LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·55 cites·2 claims
- 1190US9515448B2Microchip laser with single solid etalon and interfacial coatingRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 6, 2016·12 cites·20 claims
- 1290US5291570AHigh power laser - optical fiber connection systemHOBART LASER PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·177 cites·20 claims
- 1389US10211590B2Dual-function optical bench and cooling manifold for high-power laser systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 19, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 1488US7472741B2Foil slot impingement cooler with effective light-trap cavitiesRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 6, 2009·18 cites·22 claims
- 1583US9865988B2High-power planar waveguide (PWG) pumphead with modular components for high-power laser systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1683US9762018B2System and method for cooling a laser gain medium using an ultra-thin liquid thermal optical interfaceRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 1780US10297968B2High-gain single planar waveguide (PWG) amplifier laser systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted May 21, 2019·2 cites·21 claims
- 1879US10069270B2Planar waveguides with enhanced support and/or cooling features for high-power laser systemsRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 4, 2018·2 cites·25 claims
- 1979US9972960B1Reflection/absorption coating for metallurgical bonding to a laser gain mediumRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·2 cites·24 claims
- 2071US9583907B2System and method for generating high energy optical pulses with arbitrary waveformRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·2 cites·19 claims
- 2171US2025314919A1Optical isolator for high average power and high pulse energy lasersVETROVEC JAN·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2269US9507088B2Asymmetric PWG with asymmetric coolingRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·1 cites·14 claims
- 2368US9236703B2Laser system and method for producing a linearly polarized single frequency output using polarized and non-polarized pump diodesFILGAS DAVID M·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 12, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 2467US9726820B2End pumped PWG with tapered core thicknessRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·1 cites·11 claims
- 2567US6961171B2Phase conjugate relay mirror apparatus for high energy laser system and methodRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 1, 2005·19 cites·23 claims
- 2666US11092392B2Transparent heat exchangerRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 17, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 2765US10411435B2Dual-axis adaptive optic (AO) system for high-power lasersRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 10, 2019·1 cites·23 claims
- 2864US8953946B2High-bandwidth optical communications relay payloadCOLEMAN GARY D·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 10, 2015·2 cites·19 claims
- 2963US11211763B2High-gain single planar waveguide (PWG) amplifier laser systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3062US10777959B2Planar waveguides with enhanced support and/or cooling features for high-power laser systemsRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3162US10763633B2Planar waveguides with enhanced support and/or cooling features for high-power laser systemsRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 1, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3262US10630039B2Planar waveguides with enhanced support and/or cooling features for high-power laser systemsRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3361US2025266653A1Wavelength-tunable laser for high-average powerAQWEST LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3459US5463710ALaser - optical fiber tuning and control systemHOBART LASER PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 31, 1995·27 cites·6 claims
- 3558US10401099B2Transparent heat exchangerRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 3, 2019·0 cites·11 claims
- 3655US9001857B2High-efficiency, dual current sink laser diode driverLACKEY MICHAEL S·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 7, 2015·2 cites·16 claims
- 3754US7376160B2Slab laser and method with improved and directionally homogenized beam qualityRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2003·Granted May 20, 2008·3 cites·30 claims
- 3852US2022416494A1Side-pumped solid-state disk laser for high gainFILGAS DAVID M·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3950US9405127B2Planar waveguide faraday rotatorFILGAS DAVID M·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 2, 2016·0 cites·11 claims
- 4050US7324571B2Methods and systems for laser processing a workpiece and methods and apparatus for controlling beam quality thereinGSI GROUP LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 29, 2008·0 cites·42 claims
- 4149US5867519AMultiple element, folded beam laserLUMONICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 2, 1999·14 cites·27 claims
- 4248US2015263485A1High-efficiency, dual current sink laser diode driverRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4347US10056731B2Planar waveguide (PWG) amplifier-based laser system with adaptive optic wavefront correction in low-power beam pathRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 21, 2018·0 cites·22 claims
- 4446US11114813B2Integrated pumplight homogenizer and signal injector for high-power laser systemRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 7, 2021·0 cites·38 claims
- 4546US7054341B2Methods and systems for laser processing a workpiece and methods and apparatus for controlling beam quality thereinGSI GROUP LTD·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·3 cites·34 claims
- 4639US8320417B2Eye-safe Q-switched short pulse fiber laserSTULTZ ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 27, 2012·0 cites·24 claims
- 4737US2002110165A1Method and system for cooling at least one laser diode with a cooling fluidFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4837US2002110166A1Method and system for cooling a laser gain mediumFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4936US5867518AMultiple element laser pumping chamberLUMONICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 2, 1999·6 cites·22 claims
- 5035US2012140782A1Low timing jitter, single frequency, polarized laserSOTELO JUAN C·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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