Patents by Inventor Raymond G. Finucane

Raymond G. Finucane 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).

  • Segmented lasing tube for high temperature laser assembly
    Patent number: 5497392
    Abstract: A high temperature laser assembly capable of withstanding operating temperatures in excess of 1500.degree. C. is described comprising a segmented cylindrical ceramic lasing tube having a plurality of cylindrical ceramic lasing tube segments of the same inner and outer diameters non-rigidly joined together in axial alignment; insulation of uniform thickness surround the walls of the ceramic lasing tube; a ceramic casing, preferably of quartz, surrounding the insulation; and a fluid cooled metal jacket surrounds the ceramic casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Richard H. Sawicki, Terry W. Alger, Raymond G. Finucane, Jerome P. Hall
  • Ice barrier construction
    Patent number: 4523879
    Abstract: A method is provided for constructing spray ice barriers to protect offshore structures in a frigid body of water from mobile ice, waves and currents. Water is withdrawn from the body of water and is sprayed through ambient air which is below the freezing temperature of the water so that a substantial amount of the water freezes as it passes through the air. The sprayed water is directed to build up a mass of ice having a size and shape adapted to protect the offshore structure. Spray ice barriers can also be constructed for the containment of pollutant spills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Exxon Production Research Co.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Finucane, Hans O. Jahns