Patents by Inventor C. Robert Wolfe

C. Robert Wolfe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Permanent laser conditioning of thin film optical materials
    Patent number: 5472748
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method for producing optical thin films with a high laser damage threshold and the resulting thin films. The laser damage threshold of the thin films is permanently increased by irradiating the thin films with a fluence below an unconditioned laser damage threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: C. Robert Wolfe, Mark R. Kozlowski, John H. Campbell, Michael Staggs, Frank Rainer