Patents by Inventor Robert A. Hoeffer, III

Robert A. Hoeffer, III 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).

  • Patent number: 9281649
    Abstract: Embodiments of an air-cooled gas laser with a heat transfer assembly are disclosed herein. A laser configured in accordance with one embodiment includes a laser superstructure and a laser superstructure having an opening and a cavity accessible through the opening, and an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly is configured to be received into the cavity, and includes a frame and an electrode biasedly coupled to the frame and electrically insulated therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Universal Laser Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yefim P. Sukhman, Stefano J. Noto, Christian J. Risser, Mikhail E. Ryskin, Jonathan S. Marx, Robert A. Hoeffer, III
  • Patent number: 9263845
    Abstract: Embodiments of an air-cooled gas laser with heat transfer resonator optics are disclosed herein. A laser configured in accordance with one embodiment includes resonator optics having an optical element, a first heat sink element in surface-to-surface contact with a first side surface of the optical element, a second heat sink element in surface-to-surface contact with a second side surface of the optical element, and a carrier member carrying the optical element and the first heat sink element, and including a forward facing surface in surface-to-surface contact with the backside surface of the optical element. The resonator optics further include first and second biasing elements biasedly coupled to the carrier member and configured to bias the first and second heat sink elements against the first side and second side surfaces, respectively, of the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Universal Laser Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yefim P. Sukhman, Stefano J. Noto, Christian J. Risser, Mikhail E. Ryskin, Jonathan S. Marx, Robert A. Hoeffer, III
  • Patent number: 9263844
    Abstract: Embodiments of an air-cooled gas laser are disclosed herein. A laser configured in accordance with one embodiment includes a laser superstructure, an optical assembly, and an elongated thermal decoupler member having a first end portion fixedly coupled to the optical assembly and a second end portion fixedly coupled to the laser superstructure. The laser further includes an optical assembly that includes a first holder member fixedly coupled to the first end portion of the thermal decoupler, a second holder member pivotally coupled to the first holder member and fixedly coupled to the laser superstructure, and a flexible seal having a portion coupled to the laser structure and disposed at least between the first holder member and the second holder member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Universal Laser Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yefim P. Sukhman, Stefano J. Noto, Christian J. Risser, Mikhail E. Ryskin, Jonathan S. Marx, Robert A. Hoeffer, III
  • Publication number: 20150244137
    Abstract: Embodiments of an air-cooled gas laser with a heat transfer assembly are disclosed herein. A laser configured in accordance with one embodiment includes a laser superstructure and a laser superstructure having an opening and a cavity accessible through the opening, and an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly is configured to be received into the cavity, and includes a frame and an electrode biasedly coupled to the frame and electrically insulated therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yefim P. Sukhman, Stefano J. Noto, Christian J. Risser, Mikhail E. Ryskin, Jonathan S. Marx, Robert A. Hoeffer, III
  • Publication number: 20150244140
    Abstract: Embodiments of an air-cooled gas laser with heat transfer resonator optics are disclosed herein. A laser configured in accordance with one embodiment includes resonator optics having an optical element, a first heat sink element in surface-to-surface contact with a first side surface of the optical element, a second heat sink element in surface-to-surface contact with a second side surface of the optical element, and a carrier member carrying the optical element and the first heat sink element, and including a forward facing surface in surface-to-surface contact with the backside surface of the optical element. The resonator optics further include first and second biasing elements biasedly coupled to the carrier member and configured to bias the first and second heat sink elements against the first side and second side surfaces, respectively, of the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yefim P. Sukhman, Stefano J. Noto, Christian J. Risser, Mikhail E. Ryskin, Jonathan S. Marx, Robert A. Hoeffer, III
  • Publication number: 20150244139
    Abstract: Embodiments of an air-cooled gas laser are disclosed herein. A laser configured in accordance with one embodiment includes a laser superstructure, an optical assembly, and an elongated thermal decoupler member having a first end portion fixedly coupled to the optical assembly and a second end portion fixedly coupled to the laser superstructure. The laser further includes an optical assembly that includes a first holder member fixedly coupled to the first end portion of the thermal decoupler, a second holder member pivotally coupled to the first holder member and fixedly coupled to the laser superstructure, and a flexible seal having a portion coupled to the laser structure and disposed at least between the first holder member and the second holder member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yefim P. Sukhman, Stefano J. Noto, Christian J. Risser, Mikhail E. Ryskin, Jonathan S. Marx, Robert A. Hoeffer, III