IMRA America is dedicated to creative research and development of key technologies for new industrial applications. In addition to delivering these innovations through its products, IMRA America offers our technologies through patent and technology licensing.

Based on this philosophy, the mission of Technology Acquisition Group, at IMRA America is to promote the transfer of IMRA’s technologies for society's use and its benefit. Our licensing efforts support the further advancement of our research and development.

Intellectual Property is an essential, and one of the fundamental reasons why IMRA America exists. To disseminate our technology is a critical element to nurture Research and Development organizations like IMRA America.

If you are interested in licensing our technology please contact us, licensing@imra.com

Key Licenses

US 5,656,186 and RE 37,585 - "Method for Controlling Configuration of Laser Induced Breakdown and Ablation"
This is the fundamental patent, and its reissue, on utilization of femtosecond lasers for micromachining. It is licensed from the University of Michigan and available to our customers.

US 5,818,630 -  "Single-mode Amplifiers and Compressors Based on Multi-Mode Fibers"; US 6,954,575 “Single-polarization High Power Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers”
IMRA’s fundamental patents on using multimode fibers for the amplification of single mode output. Available through licensing from IMRA.

US 6,496,301 - "Helical Fiber Amplifier"
Patent disclosing a method for coiling multimode fibers for amplification of single mode output – exclusively licensed by IMRA from Naval Research Laboratory and available through sublicense from IMRA.

Ref for figures: B.N. Chichkov et al, Femtosecond, picosecond and nanosecond ablation of solids, Appl. Phys A, vol 63, pg109 (1996)

Top figure: micromachining with nanosecond pulses

Bottom figure: micromachining with femtosecond pulses