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Paul S. Banks
Also filed as: BANKS PAUL · BANKS PAUL S · BANKS PAUL STEPHEN
26 granted patents·3 pending applications·853 citations·filing 1985–2024
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29 records- 0197US6303901B1Method to reduce damage to backing plateUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·147 cites·21 claims
- 0296US8471895B2Systems and methods of high resolution three-dimensional imagingBANKS PAUL S·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 25, 2013·120 cites·20 claims
- 0396US6150630ALaser machining of explosivesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 21, 2000·212 cites·9 claims
- 0495US6937629B2Laser containing a distributed gain mediumGEN ATOMICS·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 30, 2005·53 cites·25 claims
- 0595US6664498B2Method and apparatus for increasing the material removal rate in laser machiningGEN ATOMICS·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 16, 2003·153 cites·46 claims
- 0694US10218962B2Systems and method of high resolution three-dimensional imagingTETRAVUE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 26, 2019·13 cites·22 claims
- 0793US6372103B1Ultrashort pulse laser deposition of thin filmsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·68 cites·17 claims
- 0892US9007439B2Systems and method of high resolution three-dimesnsional imagingTETRAVUE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·9 cites·20 claims
- 0988US7366211B2Laser containing a distributed gain mediumGEN ATOMICS·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 29, 2008·10 cites·25 claims
- 1088US2025047826A1System and method of three-dimensional imagingNLIGHT INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1187US10437082B2Wide field of view electro-optic modulator and methods and systems of manufacturing and using sameTETRAVUE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 8, 2019·4 cites·28 claims
- 1287US10104365B2Method and system for robust and extended illumination waveforms for depth sensing in 3D imagingTETRAVUE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 16, 2018·9 cites·16 claims
- 1383US12081725B2System and method of three-dimensional imagingNLIGHT INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 3, 2024·0 cites·8 claims
- 1481US7103078B2Laser containing a distributed gain mediumGEN ATOMICS·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 5, 2006·5 cites·27 claims
- 1580US10897610B2System and method of three-dimensional imagingTETRAVUE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 19, 2021·1 cites·17 claims
- 1672US11375174B2System and method of reducing ambient background light in a pulse-illuminated imageNLIGHT INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·14 claims
- 1772US11209664B23D imaging system and methodNLIGHT INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 28, 2021·2 cites·15 claims
- 1871US11627300B2System and method of three-dimensional imagingNLIGHT INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 11, 2023·0 cites·11 claims
- 1967US6865213B2Diode-pumped solid-state laser in a polyhedronal geometryGEN ATOMICS·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 8, 2005·8 cites·31 claims
- 2062US12397905B1Locking system for aircraft landing gear bay doorsAMERICAN HONDA MOTOR·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 2162US5960016AAberration-free, all-reflective laser pulse stretcherUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·25 cites·24 claims
- 2259US6784400B1Method of short pulse hole drilling without a resultant pilot hole and backwall damageFiled 2003·Granted Aug 31, 2004·7 cites·11 claims
- 2356US11902494B2System and method for glint reductionNLIGHT INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 13, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 2454US2019116355A1System and method for glint reductionTETRAVUE INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2552US11516456B2Method and system for robust and extended illumination waveforms for depth sensing in 3D imagingNLIGHT INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 29, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2649US12066546B2Electro-optic modulator and methods of using and manufacturing same for three-dimensional imagingNLIGHT INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 20, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2745US2009173619A1Apparatus and method for selectively dissociating moleculesGEN ATOMICS A CALIFORNIA CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2844US9033700B2Apparatus and method for cleaning regenerative-burner media bedSIMARD CLAUDE·Filed 2005·Granted May 19, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 2924US4758502APhotographic contrast masking with a photochromic bodyIMAGE MASTER LTD·Filed 1985·Granted Jul 19, 1988·3 cites·17 claims
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