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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:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jaime Cuadros, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Missile Systems Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ; H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 70 ; 372 77 ; 359345 ;
Abstract
An explosively pumped laser module has a concentrically-arranged laser rod and surrounding sleeve of explosive material with an annular gas chamber formed between the explosive sleeve and laser rod. An explosive initiation assembly surrounds the explosive sleeve with a plurality of detonator points or pads positioned symmetrically about the explosive sleeve. The assembly is connected to a central firing device or detonator via equal length pathways between each detonator point and the central firing device, so that the explosive is simultaneously detonated at a plurality of different points.