Laser Horticultural Lighting Patent Snapshot 2026
With only 2 patent families in scope, laser horticultural lighting remains an extremely nascent field dominated entirely by a single filer, KYOCERA SLD LASER INC. Filing activity peaked in 2018 and no subsequent filings are recorded, indicating the field is at a very early and largely dormant stage.
One applicant holds the entire known portfolio
KYOCERA SLD LASER INC accounts for all 2 patent families in the current corpus, making this one of the most highly concentrated fields observable. No other applicant appears in the ranking.
The top five filers collectively represent 100% of the ranked applicants visible in this query’ combined total — though here the hundred-applicant cap is academic, as only one entity is ranked. There is no meaningful tier gap to analyze; the field is effectively a single-player space.
| # | Applicant | Patent families | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KYOCERA SLD LASER INC | 2 |
KYOCERA SLD LASER INC’s unchallenged position means any entrant would be building against an established, if small, prior-art foundation anchored in integrated laser lighting and LIDAR systems. The combination of laser illumination and sensing in the representative patents suggests the originating intent may have been dual-use rather than pure horticultural application.
All activity recorded dates to 2018; subsequent years show zero filings, which may partly reflect publication lag for very recent work, but the eight-year gap makes a structural absence the more likely explanation. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
A single filing cohort in 2018 and no recorded follow-on activity
The annual trend and technology composition together reveal a field that produced its only recorded output in 2018 and has not attracted measurable follow-on filings. The IPC branch mix reflects integrated laser-and-sensing hardware rather than dedicated plant-growth photobiology.
Annual filing trend
All 2 patent families were filed in 2018; every other year from 2017 to 2026 registers zero. The most recent 18–24 months carry inherent publication lag, but given the unbroken zero-filing run from 2019 onward, lag alone does not explain the absence of activity.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
The corpus spans four IPC branches — F21K (light sources), F21V (lighting device components), G01S (radar, sonar and positioning), and H01S (lasers and stimulated emission) — each with 2 records. The equal distribution across branches indicates the patents are multi-classified, reflecting integrated laser-lighting-plus-LIDAR systems rather than horticulture-specific photon delivery.
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Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Integrated laser lighting and lidar system
The present disclosure provides a mobile machine including a laser diode based lighting system having an integrated package holding at least a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode and a wavelength conversion member. The gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode is configured to emit a first laser beam with a first peak wavelength. The wavelength… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Integrated laser lighting and lidar system | 44 |
| 2 | Integrated laser lighting and LIDAR system | 22 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
KYOCERA SLD LASER INC
KYOCERA SLD LASER INC holds all 2 patent families in the corpus, filed in 2018. Their technology emphasis spans F21K 9 (light sources), F21V 29 (lighting device components), and G01S 17 (radar, sonar and positioning), consistent with integrated laser-lighting-plus-LIDAR architectures. No momentum data is available, as no subsequent filings are recorded beyond the 2018 cohort.
patent families: 2No challenger identified
No second applicant appears in the ranking. The challenger position is vacant, reflecting the field’s nascent state. An entrant filing today would immediately become the second-largest documented holder in this application space.
patent families: 0Frequently asked questions
The current corpus contains 2 patent families in scope. This is a very small corpus, reflecting the nascent state of this specific application area.
KYOCERA SLD LASER INC is the only ranked applicant and holds all 2 patent families in the corpus. No other applicant has been identified.
All recorded filings date to 2018. No activity is recorded in 2017 or in any year from 2019 through 2026.
Both patent families are filed in the United States only. No filings in other jurisdictions — including Europe, PCT, or Asian markets — are recorded in the corpus.
The patents span four IPC branches: F21K (light sources), F21V (lighting device components), G01S (radar, sonar and positioning), and H01S (lasers and stimulated emission). The cross-classification reflects integrated laser-lighting-plus-LIDAR hardware rather than plant-specific photobiology.
No co-applicant relationships or collaborative filings are recorded in the corpus. The field currently lacks any visible multi-party or academic-industry collaboration activity.
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