Patents by Inventor Michael E. Mack

Michael E. Mack 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).

  • Flow channel for fluid medium laser
    Patent number: 4170762
    Abstract: A flow channel for a fluid laser medium which promotes high pulse rate high power lasing of the medium. The flow channel operates to permit this high efficiency operation by preparing the flowing laser material to stream past a set of windows for the application of transverse pumping radiation with a very smooth laminar flow having thin laminar boundary layers. This flow characteristic is provided by a carefully configured input channel. In addition, high quality flow characteristics are further insured by an exhaust channel which triggers a turbulent flow directly downstream of the windows and provides a controlled expansion without separation of the flowing laser material into an outlet conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: Jersey Nuclear-Avco Isotopes, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Mack, Jaime A. Woodroffe
  • Stabilized repetitively pulsed flashlamps
    Patent number: 4074208
    Abstract: A flashlamp for exciting a laser medium having a vortex stabilized continuous low level DC discharge. The stabilized continuous discharge is periodically pulsed with a high energy discharge to provide pulses of excitation radiation that are focused into the laser medium to promote lasing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: Jersey Nuclear-Avco Isotopes, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Mack, Donna B. C. Northam