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        FORM 3                                    Expires:     December 31, 2001
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

            INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
     Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
   Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
                   30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person

   Brizel                 Ken
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   (Last)               (First)                 (Middle)

   3819 Osuna NE
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                  (Street)

   Albuquerque         New Mexico               87109
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   (City)               (State)                 (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

   7-8-02
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   LPTH
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)

   [X]   Director                             [ ]   10% Owner
   [X]   Officer (give title below)           [ ]   Other (specify below)

   CEO/President
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [ ] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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FORM 3 (continued)
             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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                                     3. Ownership Form:
1. Title of  2. Amount of Securities    Direct (D) or   4. Nature of Indirect
   Security     Beneficially Owned      Indirect (I)       Beneficial Ownership
   (Instr. 4)   (Instr. 4)              (Instr. 5)         (Instr.5)
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Common Stock    100,000(a)                  D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.


              Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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                                   3. Title and Amount of
                                      Securities Underlying              5. Owner-
                                      Derivative Security                   ship
             2. Date Exercisable     (Instr. 4)                             Form of
                and Expiration Date ------------------------ 4. Conver-     Derivative
                (Month/Day/Year)                     Amount     sion or     Security:   6. Nature of
1. Title of   ---------------------                  or         Exercise    Direct         Indirect
 Derivative   Date          Expira-                  Number     Price of    (D) or         Beneficial
  Security    Exer-         tion                     of         Derivative  Indirect(I)    Ownership
 (Instr. 4)   cisable       Date       Title         Shares     Security    (Instr.5)      (Instr. 5)
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Stock Option  7/03          7/12    Common Stock     300,000     .81         D
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Explanation of Responses:

(a) Restricted stock award which vests in 3-4 years.


                              /s/ Ken Brizel                           7/11/02
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                              **Signature of Reporting Person            Date

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
     Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).