Patents by Inventor Robert P. Pautienus

Robert P. Pautienus 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).

  • Laser system
    Patent number: 4068194
    Abstract: A gas laser system utilizing a mixture of water vapor, hydrogen or hydrogen deuteride and nitrogen wherein molecular vibrations are excited in the hydrogen or hydrogen deuteride in an electric discharge and the vibrational energy is stored until, by means of near-resonant energy exchange collisions, it is transferred to the active laser water molecules. Nitrogen is added to stabilize the discharge and allow coherent emission at 4.6 microns with a theoretical efficiency of about 58%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Edward C. Malarkey, Robert P. Pautienus