Patents by Inventor Thomas Pezeril

Thomas Pezeril 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).

  • Synchronous excitation of multiple shock waves
    Patent number: 12148536
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method to excite a shock wave in a target assembly includes: splitting a pulsed laser beam into a plurality of pulsed laser beams; spatially shaping the plurality of pulsed laser beams into a plurality of concentric pulsed laser rings of different diameters; and adjusting temporal and/or spatial intervals between the concentric pulsed laser rings to substantially match propagation times of a ring-shaped laser-driven shock wave from one ring to the next in a shock propagation layer of the target assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Keith Nelson, Steven Kooi, Thomas Pezeril
  • Synchronous Excitation Of Multiple Shock Waves For Fusion
    Publication number: 20210110937
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method to excite a shock wave in a target assembly includes: splitting a pulsed laser beam into a plurality of pulsed laser beams; spatially shaping the plurality of pulsed laser beams into a plurality of concentric pulsed laser rings of different diameters; and adjusting temporal and/or spatial intervals between the concentric pulsed laser rings to substantially match propagation times of a ring-shaped laser-driven shock wave from one ring to the next in a shock propagation layer of the target assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Keith Nelson, Steven Kooi, Thomas Pezeril