Patents Represented by Attorney Thomas V. Flanagan
  • Patent number: 5083852
    Abstract: A laser beam stop is contructed having a uniquely designed cell filled with solution or suspension of an absorbing species chosen to absorb the wavelength of light emitted by the laser. The position and strength of the laser beam are indicated by the strength and depth of penetration of the fluorescence excited by the laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Richard B. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4935479
    Abstract: Polymer-ceramic networks in which the polymer chain is anchored in a ceramic network are formed from compounds of the formula ##STR1## where X is R', OR', OH, H, Cl, or Br,X is R', OR', Cl, or Br,R' is an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, andR is selected from the group consisting of phenyl and a phenyl-substituted benzoxazole group,or oligomers thereof. Methods of forming the monomer, oligomer, and polymer are disclosed. Related phthalocyanine polymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kreusler S. Y. Lau, Abraham L. Landis, Thomas K. Dougherty