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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:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey S Hartlove, Torrance, CA (US);
Charles W Clendening, Jr, Torrance, CA (US);
Robert J Day, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Gary C Koop, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ; F41B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 89 ; 372 55 ; 372 90 ; 372 97 ; 372109 ; 89-111 ;
Abstract
A high energy chemical laser capable of being operated in an aircraft to interdict and destroy theater ballistic missiles is provided. A key to the chemical laser of the invention is the use of individual chemical lasers whose individual photon energy outputs can be combined into a single high-energy laser beam.