Patents by Inventor Lawrence W. Green

Lawrence W. Green 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).

  • Selective two-color resonant ionization of zirconium-91
    Patent number: 5527437
    Abstract: A method for selectively photoionizing odd mass Zr atoms. Atomic vapours are subjected to two resonant laser pulses to raise the energy of Zr atoms from the J=2 ground state, to a J=1 first intermediate state and to a second intermediate state prior to ionization. Quantum mechanical selection rules applicable to linearly polarized light and hyperfine interactions are exploited to produce odd mass selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited/Energie Atomique du Canada Limitee
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Green, Fred C. Sopchyshyn
  • Zirconium isotope separation using tuned laser beams
    Patent number: 5316635
    Abstract: A method for selectively photoionizing odd mass Zr atoms. Atomic vapours are subjected to three resonant and are non resonant laser pulses to raise the energy of Zr atoms from the J=2 ground state, to a J=1 first intermediate state, to a J=(second intermediate state and to a third intermediate state prior to ionization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited/Energie Atomique du Canada Limitee
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Green, Glenn McRae