Patents by Inventor Robert C. Bickel

Robert C. Bickel 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).

  • Integrated optics for high energy laser applications
    Patent number: 11025025
    Abstract: An optical laser beam director assembly is disclosed. The beam director assembly includes a monolithic optics piece formed of transparent optical material, a laser source is coupled to the monolithic optics piece to provide a laser beam to the optics piece, and a beam steerer connected to the optics piece to direct the laser beam output from the optics piece onto a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher C. Walton, S. Mark Ammons, Brian Bauman, Robert C. Bickel, Willem H. De Vries, Alexander Pertica, Michael Pivovaroff, Vincent Riot
  • INTEGRATED OPTICS FOR HIGH ENERGY LASER APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200169055
    Abstract: An optical laser beam director assembly is disclosed. The beam director assembly includes a monolithic optics piece formed of transparent optical material, a laser source is coupled to the monolithic optics piece to provide a laser beam to the optics piece, and a beam steerer connected to the optics piece to direct the laser beam output from the optics piece onto a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher C. Walton, S. Mark Ammons, Brian Bauman, Robert C. Bickel, Willem H. De Vries, Alexander Pertica, Michael Pivovaroff, Vincent Riot
  • WAVEGUIDE FOR DIODE-PUMPED ALKALI LASERS
    Publication number: 20170373457
    Abstract: An improved architecture for optical waveguides as used in a diode-pumped alkali laser system is provided by using micro-channel-etched silicon or other metal in place of the more usual sapphire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Rotter, Raymond J. Beach, Robert C. Bickel