Patents by Inventor LaVerne Arthur Schlie

LaVerne Arthur Schlie 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).

  • Active cooling of high speed seeker missile domes and radomes
    Patent number: 8933860
    Abstract: A thermal management system and method for active cooling of high speed seeker missile domes or radomes comprising bonding to an IR dome or RF radome a heat pipe system having effective thermal conductivity of 10-20,000 W/m*K and comprising one or more mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipes, employing supporting integrating structure including a surface bonded to the IR dome or RF radome that matches the coefficient of thermal expansion the dome or radome material and that of said one or more mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipes, and operating the heat pipe system to cool the IR dome or RF radome while the missile is in flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignees: Integral Laser Solutions, Inc., The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: LaVerne Arthur Schlie, Hongbin Ma
  • Active Cooling of High Speed Seeker Missile Domes and Radomes
    Publication number: 20140190666
    Abstract: A thermal management system and method for active cooling of high speed seeker missile domes or radomes comprising bonding to an IR dome or RF radome a heat pipe system having effective thermal conductivity of 10-20,000 W/m*K and comprising one or more mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipes, employing supporting integrating structure including a surface bonded to the IR dome or RF radome that matches the coefficient of thermal expansion the dome or radome material and that of said one or more mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipes, and operating the heat pipe system to cool the IR dome or RF radome while the missile is in flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: LaVerne Arthur Schlie, Hongbin Ma
  • Integrated advanced heat spreader for solid-state laser systems
    Patent number: 8509273
    Abstract: A thermal management apparatus and method for a solid-state laser system enabling the laser system to have near isothermal temperatures across and throughout a solid-state gain material, by mechanically controlling an oscillating heat pipe having effective thermal conductivity of 10-20,000 W/m*K; bonding a solid-state lasing crystal or ceramic to the mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipe; and providing a supporting structure including a surface bonded to the solid-state lasing crystal or ceramic that matches the coefficient of thermal expansion of both the solid-state lasing crystal or ceramic and the mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Integral Laser Solutions, LLC, The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: LaVerne Arthur Schlie, Hongbin Ma
  • Integrated Advanced Heat Spreader for Solid-State Laser Systems
    Publication number: 20130044776
    Abstract: A thermal management apparatus and method for a solid-state laser system enabling the laser system to have near isothermal temperatures across and throughout a solid-state gain material, by mechanically controlling an oscillating heat pipe having effective thermal conductivity of 10-20,000 W/m*K; bonding a solid-state lasing crystal or ceramic to the mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipe; and providing a supporting structure including a surface bonded to the solid-state lasing crystal or ceramic that matches the coefficient of thermal expansion of both the solid-state lasing crystal or ceramic and the mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicants: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, INTEGRAL LASER SOLUTIONS, LLC.
    Inventors: LaVerne Arthur Schlie, Hongbin Ma
  • Thin disk laser operations with unique thermal management
    Patent number: 8213471
    Abstract: A thermal management apparatus and method for a thin disk laser system enabling the laser system to have near isothermal temperatures across and throughout a thin disk comprising a mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipe having effective thermal conductivity of 10-20,000 W/m*K that promotes near isothermal conditions in lasing of the thin disk, a thin disk lasing crystal or ceramic bonded to the mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipe, and a supporting structure including a surface bonded to the thin disk that matches the CTE (coefficient of thermal expansion) of both materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignees: Integral Laser Solutions, LLC, The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: LaVerne Arthur Schlie, Hongbin Ma, Douglas E. Smith, Vitaly Gruzdev
  • Thin Disk Laser Operations with Unique Thermal Management
    Publication number: 20110206077
    Abstract: A thermal management apparatus and method for a thin disk laser system enabling the laser system to have near isothermal temperatures across and throughout a thin disk comprising a mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipe having effective thermal conductivity of 10-20,000 W/m*K that promotes near isothermal conditions in lasing of the thin disk, a thin disk lasing crystal or ceramic bonded to the mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipe, and a supporting structure including a surface bonded to the thin disk that matches the CTE (coefficient of thermal expansion) of both materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicants: INTEGRAL LASER SOLUTIONS, LLC., THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: LaVerne Arthur Schlie, Hongbin Ma, Douglas E. Smith, Vitaly Gruzdev