Patents
US 8961578 B2: Dermatological treatment device with one or more vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL)
- Granted
- 2015-02-24
- Filed
- 2013-03-21 application 13848460
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A device for providing laser-based dermatological treatments may include a device body having an application end, a VCSEL laser supported in the device body and including multiple emitter zones, each emitter zone comprising one or more micro-emitters, each micro-emitter configured to emit a micro-beam, wherein at least two of the multiple emitter zones are configured such that the micro-beam emitted by the micro-emitters of the at least two emitter zones form a combined beam through the application end of the device to provide a treatment spot on the skin, and electronics coupled to the at least two emitter zones and configured to control the at least two emitter zones independently.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150224.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIA BEAUTY, INC. 24 patents | US company or organization | Dublin, CA | TRIA BEAUTY, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state TRIA Beauty, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey I-Heng Liu | Fremont, CA | 39 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tobin C. Island | Oakland, CA | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Patrick Reichert | Dublin, CA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B18/203 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61N | Electrotherapy; magnetotherapy; radiation therapy; ultrasound therapy | A61N5/0616 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01S | Devices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light; devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in wave ranges other than optical | H01S5/423 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-20 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the patent number for one patent identified in the deed of assignment. one patent on the top of page 3 was identified incorrectly (the correct patent number is 9687671, not 9687651). the amended deed of assignment corrects this error. also attached to this corrective assignment is the previously recorded cover sheet containing the error, previously recorded on reel 72121 frame 256. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment of assignor's interest. | CHANNEL INVESTMENTS, LLC signed 2025-05-09 | AESTHETE HOLDING CORPORATION WILMINGTON, DE | 73686/429 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-08-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHANNEL INVESTMENTS, LLC signed 2025-05-09 | AESTHETE HOLDING CORPORATION WILMINGTON, DE | 72121/256 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TRIA BEAUTY, INC. signed 2017-04-11 | CHANNEL INVESTMENTS, LLC TAMPA, FL | 42229/195 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-07-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ISLAND, TOBIN C. signed 2014-04-24 LIU, HARVEY I-HENG signed 2014-04-24 REICHERT, PATRICK signed 2014-04-24 | TRIA BEAUTY, INC. DUBLIN, CA | 33369/567 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-07-03 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest | TRIA BEAUTY, INC. signed 2013-07-02 | ATHYRIUM OPPORTUNITIES FUND (A) LP NEW YORK, NY | 30740/215 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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