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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5377216 | Sealing method and arrangement for turbine compressor and laser employing same A turbine-type compressor useful in a gas laser apparatus for flowing gas along a flow path of the laser includes a sealing arrangement about a drive shaft of the compressor for preventing undesirable substances from moving to the compressor impeller alon... | 12/27/1994 |
| 4923364 | Gas laser apparatus, method and turbine compressor therefor A fast axial flow gas laser apparatus comprising an at least essentially closed loop defining a flow path for a laser gas, an arrangement for exciting gas flowing in the loop of the apparatus to cause the gas to lase, and a regenerative compressor for flo... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4794613 | Laser fluid flow control apparatus and method A laser fluid control apparatus and method provide selective, precise control of the fluid supplied to the laser. The flow of the fluid to the laser can be automatically adjusted according to a selected, programmed control to provide a high volume of the ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4777639 | Laser optical element mounting arrangement and method A laser optical element mounting arrangement and method are disclosed wherein a laser optical element is mounted to a laser mounting support member. The mounting support member has a smooth surface to which a surface of the optical element is engaged to f... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4752669 | Method and apparatus for laser processing of materials An improved method of laser processing of a material by directing a laser beam against the material comprises providing the beam with a power waveform with respect to time characterized by a plurality of peak power pulses and a predetermined CW power leve... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4704719 | Gas laser with at least one excitation tube wherethrough gas is actually flowing An axial flow gas transport laser comprising an excitation tube through which gas flows along an axis of the tube, an inlet arrangement to feed gas towards the excitation tube and an outlet arrangement to discharge gas from the excitation tube. At least o... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4692928 | Method for improving the power of an axial gas laser A method of lasing gas, a fast axial flow gas laser and an excitation tube for a fast axial flow gas laser are disclosed. Increased thermal energy per mass flow unit of the gas flowing through the excitation tube of the laser can be applied to the gas by ... | 09/08/1987 |
