US 11,876,344 B2
Condensation prevention for high-power laser systems
Bryan Lochman, Nashville, TN (US); Matthew Sauter, Cambridge, MA (US); and Bien Chann, Merrimack, NH (US)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD, Osaka (JP)
Filed by PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/075,524.
Application 18/075,524 is a continuation of application No. 17/104,481, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,552,447.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/942,768, filed on Dec. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0094312 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01S 3/04 (2006.01); H01S 5/024 (2006.01); H01S 5/40 (2006.01); H01S 5/14 (2006.01); H01S 5/02208 (2021.01)
CPC H01S 5/02423 (2013.01) [H01S 5/143 (2013.01); H01S 5/4012 (2013.01); H01S 5/4025 (2013.01); H01S 5/4062 (2013.01); H01S 5/02208 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laser resonator comprising:
a resonator housing;
a plurality of beam emitters, each configured to emit one or more beams, disposed within the resonator housing;
disposed within the resonator housing, an enclosed cooling manifold for cooling the beam emitters via flow of a first cooling fluid through a first conduit within the cooling manifold;
a manifold fluid inlet for supplying the first cooling fluid to the cooling manifold;
a manifold fluid outlet for receiving the first cooling fluid from the cooling manifold; and
fluidly connecting the manifold fluid inlet and the manifold fluid outlet with the first conduit, and separate from the cooling manifold, a feeder manifold extending through the resonator housing.