Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Patrick

Christopher M. Patrick 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).

  • Patent number: 7286209
    Abstract: An arrangement for generating a high power optical radar beam. The arrangement includes first and second laser sources each having a first laser for generating an optical beam of a relatively low frequency F1 and a second laser for generating an optical beam of relatively higher frequency F2. Each laser source provides a first optical beam of frequency F2 and a second optical beam of frequency F1+F2. The arrangement also includes first and second waveform generators each having a modulator and a mixer. A first waveform generator receives the optical beams from the first laser source and a modulation signal for modulating the F1+F2 optical beam. The first waveform generator is operative to provide an output optical beam of frequency F1 having all of the modulation applied to the optical beam of frequency F1+F2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Francis W. Hopwood, John H. Glezen, Michael M. Fitelson, George R. Gray, Christopher M. Patrick