Electro-Optic Polymers May Help Transmit Data Faster With Less Power
Lightwave Logic, Inc. announced a corporate update on its electro-optic intellectual property (IP) development efforts, designed to extend the effective life of patent protection on both the company’s core and next-generation technologies in key global markets. The company specializes in electro-optic polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power.
“Our technology platform leverages our proprietary electro-optic polymers, designed to help scale existing internet infrastructure by transmitting data at higher speeds with less power, which is absolutely essential as the demand for data continues its exponential growth trajectory,” said Dr. Michael Lebby, Chief Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic. “The need for technology like ours became apparent during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as stay-at-home orders drove immense internet traffic, forcing some companies to throttle speeds and temporarily disable the option for HD video streaming in certain regions. This is the moment when many began to realize the importance of what we are doing at Lightwave Logic.”
According to Lebby, the company’s electro-optic intellectual property portfolio is designed to strengthen its freedom of manufacturing in the field, and currently spans over 70 domestic and international patents and patent applications. “As we continue to aggressively develop our intellectual property portfolio in advance of future commercial initiatives, we have added and continue to add a number of exciting new patents and patent applications for technologies we developed to address feedback from our ongoing evaluations with potential customers,” Lebby said.
Electro-Optic IP Applications and International Derivatives Announced
“While prior to today the company has noted publicly that it has over 50 issued patents that support our electro-optic polymer platform, if patent applications and international derivatives are included that number increases to over 70 as noted above,” continued Lebby.
Lebby said that the company’s portfolio of patents is strongest in the materials segment, where he said it maintains “over 35 patents enabling unrivaled performance characteristics.”
“We have been focusing on building strong and defendable patents in fabrication of chromophores with polymer materials and in this segment, we have achieved over 7 patents to-date. Designing electro-optical materials into high performing chromophores, and then fabricating them into modulator devices has allowed us to patent a number of high performing designs and structures,” Lebby continued. “This has led us to build our device portfolio to over 15 patents. Electro-optic polymer modulator devices need to be packaged for operation, and we have also proudly generated over 15 high-performance package patents so that our modulators can be prototyped in data-centric applications. In addition, we currently are processing a number of new inventions in the materials, chemistry, fabrication, devices and packaging spaces that are currently under review at the US Patent office.
Lebby said that IP efforts such as these serve to further solidify the
company’s US and International patent portfolio, protecting its technology platform and strengthening its competitive position in the industry. “As we continue to generate strong interest from industry players, our IP portfolio will enable us to consider complementary revenue opportunities as we progress with potential partners in 2021 to address the telecommunications and datacenter segments of the market.”
Lebby notes the tireless efforts of the company’s engineers and scientists for helping to create a strong competitive position for the company. “I look forward to continued success on this front as we march ever closer to mass commercialization – a key milestone in our efforts to create sustainable, long-term value for our shareholders,” concluded Lebby.
