Patents by Inventor Tom Lillig

Tom Lillig 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).

  • Split-flow laser cooling cavity
    Patent number: 5940420
    Abstract: A split-flow laser cooling assembly for providing separate cooling environments for the pumping medium and the laser medium. The device includes a generally transparent monoblock, a pumping medium for providing pump light, and a laser medium responsive to the pump light for generating laser energy. The monoblock is generally transparent and has a first open bore and a second open bore oriented with axis' parallel to each other. The first bore receives the pumping medium such that a pump cooling passage is provided between the monoblock and the pumping medium. Likewise, the second bore receives the laser medium such that a laser cooling passage is provided between the laser medium and the monoblock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Trimedyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall J. Blair, Gerry D. Rey, Tom Lillig, Sanford Damasco