Inventor
BANKS PAUL S
US23 patents
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NLIGHT INC
7 patentsUS11375174B2Jun 28, 2022
System and method of reducing ambient background light in a pulse-illuminated image
NLIGHT INC2 citations70
US11209664B2Dec 28, 2021
3D imaging system and method
NLIGHT INC2 citations68
US12081725B2Sep 3, 2024
System and method of three-dimensional imaging
NLIGHT INC0 citations62
US11627300B2Apr 11, 2023
System and method of three-dimensional imaging
NLIGHT INC0 citations62
US11516456B2Nov 29, 2022
Method and system for robust and extended illumination waveforms for depth sensing in 3D imaging
NLIGHT INC0 citations59
US11902494B2Feb 13, 2024
System and method for glint reduction
NLIGHT INC0 citations49
US12066546B2Aug 20, 2024
Electro-optic modulator and methods of using and manufacturing same for three-dimensional imaging
NLIGHT INC0 citations40
GEN ATOMICS
5 patentsUS6664498B2Dec 16, 2003
Method and apparatus for increasing the material removal rate in laser machining
GEN ATOMICS153 citations96
US6937629B2Aug 30, 2005
Laser containing a distributed gain medium
GEN ATOMICS53 citations94
US7366211B2Apr 29, 2008
Laser containing a distributed gain medium
GEN ATOMICS10 citations82
US6865213B2Mar 8, 2005
Diode-pumped solid-state laser in a polyhedronal geometry
GEN ATOMICS8 citations74
US7103078B2Sep 5, 2006
Laser containing a distributed gain medium
GEN ATOMICS5 citations72
TETRAVUE INC
5 patentsUS10218962B2Feb 26, 2019
Systems and method of high resolution three-dimensional imaging
TETRAVUE INC13 citations92
US9007439B2Apr 14, 2015
Systems and method of high resolution three-dimesnsional imaging
TETRAVUE INC9 citations83
US10104365B2Oct 16, 2018
Method and system for robust and extended illumination waveforms for depth sensing in 3D imaging
TETRAVUE INC9 citations80
US10897610B2Jan 19, 2021
System and method of three-dimensional imaging
TETRAVUE INC1 citations72
US10437082B2Oct 8, 2019
Wide field of view electro-optic modulator and methods and systems of manufacturing and using same
TETRAVUE INC4 citations67
UNIV CALIFORNIA
4 patentsUS6303901B1Oct 16, 2001
Method to reduce damage to backing plate
UNIV CALIFORNIA147 citations98
US6372103B1Apr 16, 2002
Ultrashort pulse laser deposition of thin films
UNIV CALIFORNIA68 citations96
US6150630ANov 21, 2000
Laser machining of explosives
UNIV CALIFORNIA212 citations96
US5960016ASep 28, 1999
Aberration-free, all-reflective laser pulse stretcher
UNIV CALIFORNIA25 citations92