Laser beam control for a ring-laser gyro
CA 2046504 C · Owner: Killpatrick, Joseph · Inventors: Priddy, Lloyd Wayne; Killpatrick, Joseph
Overview
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An RLG has a laser beam current control system which controls the current so as to produce a constant beam intensity, allowing the RLG to operate at a current level continuously matched to the operating conditions, thus extending the operating life of the RLG.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 9, 1991 and granted September 11, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 9, 2011.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 9, 2013.
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