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Laser flashtube power supply
Assignee: J K LASERS Ltd
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Filing: 1979-04-26
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Granted: 1981-06-30
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Expires: 1999-04-26
Abstract
Abstract Power supply means for a laser flashtube or similar lamp (such as a continuous wave arc lamp) consists of high frequency switch means for providing a pulse train output from a direct current supply with provision for modulating the pulse width of said output and a filter which receives the modulated pulse train output for substantially removing high frequency ripple therefrom prior to passage of the resulting pulse train output to the flashtube or similar lamp. For supplying a simmer current to the flashtube or lamp the modulated pulse train output may be raised to a DC level for this purpose. The high frequency switch means may consist of at least one transistor or thyristor and the filter may consist of an inductor/capacitor arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald N. Burbeck
- 👤 Michael R. Keightley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:02
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/09; H01S3/091; H01S3/0915; H01S3/092; H05; H05B; H05B41/00; H05B41/14; H05B41/30; H05B41/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
Power supply means for pulsed operation of a laser flash tube, comprising: high frequency switch means for providing a high frequency pulse train output; means for controlling said high frequency switch means to modulate the duty cycle of said pulse train output; and a filter for substantially removing the high frequency components from said pulse train output.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
Power supply means for pulsed operation of a laser flash tube, comprising: high frequency switch means for providing a high frequency pulse train output; means for controlling said high frequency switch means to modulate the duty cycle of said pulse train output; and a filter for substantially removing the high frequency components from said pulse train output.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
Power supply means as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a variable low level DC voltage control signal and wherein said means for controlling compares a sawtooth waveform with said control signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
Power supply means as in claim 2 wherein the frequency of the pulses in said pulse train output corresponds to the frequency of said sawtooth waveform and the duration of the pulses in said pulse train output corresponds to said variable level DC voltage control signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
Power supply means as claimed in claim 1 further comprising means for raising the DC level of the filtered pulse train output to the flash tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Power supply means as claimed in claim 1 wherein said filter comprises an inductor and capacitor.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
50 words
A method for generating power supply pulses to a laser flash tube, comprising the steps of: generating a high frequency pulse train output; means for modulating the duty cycle of said pulse train output; and filtering said high frequency pulse train output to substantially remove the high frequency components therefrom.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
50 words
A method for generating power supply pulses to a laser flash tube, comprising the steps of: generating a high frequency pulse train output; means for modulating the duty cycle of said pulse train output; and filtering said high frequency pulse train output to substantially remove the high frequency components therefrom.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as in claim 6 further comprising the step of raising the level of the filtered pulse train output to provide a low level continuous simmer current to the flash tube.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method for generating power supply pulses as in claim 6 further comprising the step of generating a control signal to modulate the duty cycle of said pulse train output by comparing a variable low level DC voltage with a sawtooth waveform.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-06-29 | 1984-12-29 | 1985-06-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-06-29 | 1988-12-29 | 1989-06-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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