Patents by Inventor G. Stephan Derrickson

G. Stephan Derrickson 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).

  • Unlubricated bearings for gas lasers
    Patent number: 4975925
    Abstract: Ceramic bearings and races, each coated or implanted with metal, glass, boron fibers, carbon fibers, jade or horneblende are disclosed as bearings for the fan assembly of a laser. The bearings and races may be silicon nitride implanted with gold and may be used in the laser without potentially contaminating supplemental lubricants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventor: G. Stephan Derrickson