Patents by Inventor Michael Robert Browning

Michael Robert Browning 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).

  • LOW STRESS OPTICS MOUNT USING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE LIQUID METAL OR GEL
    Publication number: 20090199389
    Abstract: An optical assembly with mounting provided to effectively transfer heat away from an optic, such as a slab or waveguide amplifier or laser disk, while limiting internal stresses. The assembly includes an optic with a planar surface. A heat sink is positioned in the assembly with an upper surface next to the planar surface of the optic. The upper surface of the heat sink comprises a recessed surface defining a reservoir for containing a compliant heat transfer material. The assembly may further include a volume of the heat transfer material, such as a liquid metal or thermally conductive gel, in the reservoir of the heat sink. In one embodiment, the optic is a slab amplifier with a reflective coating or layer that directly contacts the heat transfer material in the heat sink reservoir or a foil or membrane is provided between the heat transfer material and the slab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Glenn Bennett, Michael Robert Browning, Mark Jon Kukla, Steven Craig Palomino, Lawrence Francis Rubin, Dane Lewis Schnal
  • Low stress optics mount using thermally conductive liquid metal or gel
    Patent number: 7551656
    Abstract: An optical assembly with mounting provided to effectively transfer heat away from an optic, such as a slab or waveguide amplifier or laser disk, while limiting internal stresses. The assembly includes an optic with a planar surface. A heat sink is positioned in the assembly with an upper surface next to the planar surface of the optic. The upper surface of the heat sink comprises a recessed surface defining a reservoir for containing a compliant heat transfer material. The assembly may further include a volume of the heat transfer material, such as a liquid metal or thermally conductive gel, in the reservoir of the heat sink. In one embodiment, the optic is a slab amplifier with a reflective coating or layer that directly contacts the heat transfer material in the heat sink reservoir or a foil or membrane is provided between the heat transfer material and the slab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Bennett, Michael Robert Browning, Mark Jon Kukla, Steven Craig Palomino, Lawrence Francis Rubin, Dane Lewis Schnal