Patents by Inventor Xin Miao Zhao

Xin Miao Zhao 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).

  • Apparatus and method for enabling the creation of multiple extended conduction paths in the atmosphere
    Patent number: 5726855
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for enabling the creation of multiple extended conduction paths in the atmosphere including a chirped-pulse amplification laser system having a high peak-power laser capable of transmitting through the atmosphere a high-peak power ultrashort laser pulse. The laser pulse is configured to have a rough spacial profile and is of sufficient energy to create multiple electrically conductive ionized channels in the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignees: The Regents of The University Of Michigan, The University of New Mexico
    Inventors: Gerard Mourou, Alan Braun, Jean-Claude Diels, Marcel Bouvier, Xin Miao Zhao