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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander Mego, Jr, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John D Feichtner, Murrysville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
331 / ; 350285 ;
Abstract
A method and means for controlling the output characteristics of a laser in which the optical axis of the laser output, either within the optical cavity of said laser or outside of said cavity, is transected with a fluid stream. The laser output may either be transected with a fluidic jet such as a jet of gas to modulate the output characteristics or the laser beam positioned by means of a directed flow of liquid across the optical axis thereof.