Patents by Inventor Paul A. Vanrompay

Paul A. Vanrompay 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 for laser induced isotope enrichment
    Patent number: 6787723
    Abstract: Methods for separating isotopes or chemical species of an element and causing enrichment of a desired isotope or chemical species of an element utilizing laser ablation plasmas to modify or fabricate a material containing such isotopes or chemical species are provided. This invention may be used for a wide variety of materials which contain elements having different isotopes or chemical species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Peter P. Pronko, Paul A. Vanrompay, Zhiyu Zhang
  • Method for laser induced isotope enrichment
    Patent number: 6586696
    Abstract: The invention provides new methods for separating isotopes of an element and causing enrichment of a desired isotope of an element utilizing laser ablation plasmas to modify or fabricate a material containing such isotopes. This invention may be used for a wide variety of materials which contain elements having different isotopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Peter P. Pronko, Paul A. Vanrompay, John Nees, Zhiyu Zhang
  • Method for laser induced isotope enrichment
    Publication number: 20020166960
    Abstract: Methods for separating isotopes or chemical species of an element and causing enrichment of a desired isotope or chemical species of an element utilizing laser ablation plasmas to modify or fabricate a material containing such isotopes or chemical species are provided. This invention may be used for a wide variety of materials which contain elements having different isotopes or chemical species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Peter P. Pronko, Paul A. Vanrompay, Zhiyu Zhang