ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,724,200, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to nLIGHT Inc. (Camas, Wash.).
"Clad light stripper with light traps" was invented by Kevin Michael Carbone (Camas, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting surface defines a branching channel, the branching channel having a main channel and one or more sub-channels branching off the main channel. An optic fiber is affixed to the mounting surface, the optic fiber including a cladding layer and an interior surrounded by the cladding layer, wherein part of the optic fiber is suspended over the main channel. A clad light stripper includes one or more discontinuities in an outer surface of the ...