US 12,078,455 B2
Laser weapon system
Joseph Nolan Paranto, Albuquerque, NM (US); and Christopher Scott Church, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Assigned to Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed by Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed on May 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/313,473.
Application 18/313,473 is a continuation of application No. 17/724,947, filed on Apr. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,686,559.
Application 17/724,947 is a continuation of application No. 17/124,895, filed on Dec. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,340,046, issued on May 24, 2022.
Application 17/124,895 is a continuation of application No. 16/448,734, filed on Jun. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,900,755, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/690,067, filed on Jun. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0304775 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41H 13/00 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); H01S 5/024 (2006.01)
CPC F41H 13/005 (2013.01) [F41H 13/0043 (2013.01); F41H 13/0062 (2013.01); H01S 5/02407 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0061 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laser system configured to be mounted to a vehicle, the laser system comprising:
a laser generation module coupled to a laser emitting unit;
a heat mitigation module thermally coupled to the laser generation module, the heat mitigation module comprising a phase change material disposed therein,
wherein the heat mitigation module absorbs heat generated by the laser generation module thereby causing the phase change material to be at least partially melted from a solid phase to a liquid phase;
a power source coupled to the laser generation module; and
a chiller thermally coupled to the heat mitigation module, the chiller operable to increase a rate at which the phase change material converts back from the liquid phase to the solid phase.