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US3241085A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

High power optical maser using a circular ellipsoidal resonant cavity

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1962-03-23
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1982-03-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Enrique A J Marcatili

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/05; H01S3/06; H01S3/0602; H01S3/08; H01S3/086

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 53 words
IN A MASER: A CIRCULAR CAVITY HAVING A REFLECTIVE INNER SURFACE; SAID SURFACE BEING A PORTION OF AN ELLIPSOID OF REVOLUTION HAVING UNEQUAL MAJOR AND MINOR AXES AND EXTENDING SYMMETRICALLY ABOUT THE PLANE OF THE MINOR AXIS OF SAID ELLIPSOID; AND A NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE MEDIUM LOCATED WITHIN THE VOLUME DEFINED BY SAID CAVITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 53 words
IN A MASER: A CIRCULAR CAVITY HAVING A REFLECTIVE INNER SURFACE; SAID SURFACE BEING A PORTION OF AN ELLIPSOID OF REVOLUTION HAVING UNEQUAL MAJOR AND MINOR AXES AND EXTENDING SYMMETRICALLY ABOUT THE PLANE OF THE MINOR AXIS OF SAID ELLIPSOID; AND A NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE MEDIUM LOCATED WITHIN THE VOLUME DEFINED BY SAID CAVITY.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1278026A Cited
DE712329C Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-14 1969-09-13 1970-03-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-14 1973-09-13 1974-03-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-14 1977-09-13 1978-03-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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