Patents by Inventor Mary M. LeBlanc

Mary M. LeBlanc 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).

  • System and method for the direct calorimetric measurement of laser absorptivity of materials
    Patent number: 10234411
    Abstract: A method and system for calorimetrically measuring the temperature-dependent absorptivity of a homogeneous material dimensioned to be thin and flat with a predetermined uniform thickness and a predetermined porosity. The system includes a material holder adapted to support and thermally isolate the material to be measured, an irradiation source adapted to uniformly irradiate the material with a beam of electromagnetic radiation, and an irradiation source controller adapted to control the irradiation source to uniformly heat the material during a heating period, followed by a cooling period when the material is not irradiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Rubenchik, Ilya V. Golosker, Mary M. LeBlanc, Scott C. Mitchell, Sheldon S. Wu
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DIRECT CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF LASER ABSORPTIVITY OF MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20170016839
    Abstract: A method and system for calorimetrically measuring the temperature-dependent absorptivity of a homogeneous material dimensioned to be thin and flat with a predetermined uniform thickness and a predetermined porosity. The system includes a material holder adapted to support and thermally isolate the material to be measured, an irradiation source adapted to uniformly irradiate the material with a beam of electromagnetic radiation, and an irradiation source controller adapted to control the irradiation source to uniformly heat the material during a heating period, followed by a cooling period when the material is not irradiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: ALEXANDER RUBENCHIK, llya V. Golosker, Mary M. LeBlanc, Scott C. Mitchell, Sheldon S. Wu