Patents by Inventor Robert A. Dickerson

Robert A. Dickerson 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).

  • Chemical oxygen iodine laser gain generator system
    Patent number: 6072820
    Abstract: The COIL gain generator system includes a reactor for producing singlet delta oxygen and a mechanism for mixing high momentum diluent with the singlet delta oxygen and with iodine for producing a high momentum, low static temperature mixture of the singlet delta oxygen, diluent and iodine. The singlet delta oxygen and the iodine react to produce excited iodine atoms which can lase efficiently due to the low static temperature and can, after lasing, recover to high pressure in a diffuser due to the high momentum of the mixture. This provides the capability of using a chemical pump which allows a completely sealed system with no outside exhaust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Dickerson
  • Singlet delta oxygen generator
    Patent number: 5516502
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating excited singlet delta oxygen by effecting a chemical reaction between chlorine and basic hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventor: Robert A. Dickerson
  • Chemical oxygen iodine laser
    Patent number: 4780880
    Abstract: A method for enhancing the lasing action in a chemical oxygen iodine laser wherein a gas stream having a desired reactant gas concentration profile is combined with a diluent gas concentration profile using hydrogen as the diluent gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventor: Robert A. Dickerson