Patents Assigned to Lite Jet, Inc.
  • Temperature compensated resistive laser electrode assembly
    Patent number: 5740195
    Abstract: A Transverse Excitation (TE) laser that produces a uniform discharge by utilizing a layered resistive electrode assembly, which includes a layer of positive temperature coefficient material that works in combination with a layer of negative coefficient material. The layered resistive electrode assembly distributes the discharge current uniformly throughout the electrode assembly and the associated gas discharge, and compensates for temperature induced resistivity variations of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Lite Jet, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Murray, Kevin M. Dickenson
  • Microwave excited laser with uniform gas discharge
    Patent number: 5684821
    Abstract: A microwave excited laser using a sealed CO2 gas mixture for the laser medium. The laser has means for producing a uniform discharge throughout the length of the laser by using a plurality of actuators that adjust the electrical field along a deformable waveguide. The microwave waveguides are dimensioned so that the electric field is operating at or just above cut-off. A terminating cavity maintains gas discharge throughout the full length of the laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Lite Jet, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Murray, Kevin M. Dickenson