Patents by Inventor Norman K. Moncur

Norman K. Moncur 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reducing coherence of high-power laser beams
    Patent number: 4116542
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for reducing the coherence and for smoothing the power density profile of a collimated high-power laser beam in which the beam is focused at a point on the surface of a target fabricated of material having a low atomic number. The initial portion of the focused beam heats the material to form a hot reflective plasma at the material surface. The remaining, major portion of the focused beam is reflected by the plasma and recollected to form a collimated beam having reduced beam coherence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: KMS Fusion, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman K. Moncur, Frederick J. Mayer