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David Welford
Also filed as: WELFORD DAVID
14 granted patents·4 pending applications·463 citations·filing 1987–2023
93Inventor score
Files withLUMINAR TECH INC4MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY4VOLCANO CORP4CORP FOR LASER OPTICS RES2ALAKAI DEFENSE SYSTEMS INC1
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18 records- 0198US9905992B1Self-Raman laser for lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 27, 2018·60 cites·21 claims
- 0298US9810786B1Optical parametric oscillator for lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 7, 2017·91 cites·19 claims
- 0398US9810775B1Q-switched laser for LIDAR systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 7, 2017·64 cites·20 claims
- 0497US7649920B2Q-switched microlaser apparatus and method for useTOPCON CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 19, 2010·100 cites·25 claims
- 0596US10418776B2Solid-state laser for lidar systemLUMINAR TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 17, 2019·23 cites·30 claims
- 0688US11367990B2Lidar system operating at 1200-1400 NMLUMINAR LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 21, 2022·4 cites·32 claims
- 0786US4893352AOptical transmitter of modulated signalsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 9, 1990·73 cites·27 claims
- 0883US9478940B2Systems and methods for amplifying lightVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 25, 2016·5 cites·18 claims
- 0982US9383263B2Systems and methods for narrowing a wavelength emission of lightVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 5, 2016·5 cites·9 claims
- 1071US12316066B2Dual beam single spatial mode laser for handheld libs instruments and similar applicationsSCIAPS INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 27, 2025·0 cites·42 claims
- 1167US10965091B2UV lasers and UV Raman systems for effective and efficient molecular species identification with Raman spectroscopyALAKAI DEFENSE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 30, 2021·1 cites·30 claims
- 1257US4862467AOne- and two-dimensional optical wavefront synthesis in real timeMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 29, 1989·20 cites·7 claims
- 1357US2010149222A1Blue laser pumped green light source for displaysCORP FOR LASER OPTICS RES·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1454US2014029638A1Blue laser pumped green light source for displaysCORP FOR LASER OPTICS RES·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1552US4910741ALaser diode source assemblyMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 20, 1990·11 cites·30 claims
- 1645US2014178026A1Optical fiber protectorVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1742US2014177660A1Wavelength stabilizationVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1833US5101412ALaser diode source assemblyMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 31, 1992·6 cites·3 claims
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