Patents by Inventor Richard P. Fischer

Richard P. Fischer 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).

  • Apparatus for incoherent combining of high power lasers for long-range directed-energy applications
    Patent number: 7970040
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus. The apparatus includes a plurality of lasers comprising a plurality of laser paths. The apparatus further includes an incoherent combining beam director in the plurality of laser paths. The apparatus also includes a plurality of optical elements in the plurality of laser paths between the plurality of lasers and the beam director.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Phillip A Sprangle, Joseph R Penano, Bahman Hafizi, Antonio C Ting, Richard P. Fischer