Patents by Inventor Mary Y. DeWolf Lanzerotti

Mary Y. DeWolf Lanzerotti 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).

  • Condensed explosive gas dynamic laser
    Patent number: 4099142
    Abstract: The condensed explosive of a gas dynamic laser is a condensed mixture of or more nonhydrogenous organic explosive compounds, such as TNM, with a sufficient amount of aluminum or zirconium powder to supply energy to the products so that a temperature of at least 1100.degree. K. can be achieved at a nozzle throat at a pressure of not more than 10 atmospheres, in such proportions that .tau..sub.II >.tau..sub.E >.tau..sub.I, which produces a population inversion. Satisfactory examples include TNM alone or combined with HNB in various proportions, mixed with 7.5 to 17.5% of aluminum powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Joseph Hershkowitz, Mary Y. DeWolf Lanzerotti