4JET has entered into a license agreement with a leading manufacturer of specialty glass. Under the agreement, the undisclosed international company has secured the right to use 4JET’s extensive glass cutting IP on its installed base of laser systems. This ensures unrestricted freedom to operate machines originally sourced from different vendors – both for the company and its customers.
4JET owns more than 50 patent families with several hundred claims covering foundational laser process technologies for brittle material cutting using elongated beams. This includes the use of non‑diffracting beams such as Bessel, Airy, and line‑shaped beams; the use of elliptical beams for enhanced crack control; as well as a broad portfolio of associated processes in beam delivery, cleaving, inside‑contour creation, and edge processing. The patents cover all major geographies, with a significant portion registered in China, the EU, and the USA.
The company has further initiated a campaign to raise awareness of potential IP violations in this field, including the option to acquire indemnity for past unauthorized use.
“This transaction underlines the strength and relevance of our IP portfolio in the glass processing space. We appreciate the amicable solution with our customer. As we are aware of a wide range of infringements from other players, we will continue to systematically defend our intellectual property,” says 4JET CEO Jörg Jetter.