Patents by Inventor Robert Gerson

Robert Gerson 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).

  • Depletion layer laser beam modulator and deflector
    Patent number: 3970364
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for deflecting and modulating a beam of coherent radiation wherein an electric potential is applied across the electrodes of an MOS semiconductor device to vary the thickness and hence conductivity of the depletion layer therein. Incident radiation being propagated through the semiconductor, or alternatively through the depletion layer itself, is deflected and/or modulated as the thickness of the depletion layer is varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1976
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Robert Gerson, Robert J. Bell