ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,983, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to AURA Technologies LLC (Carrboro, N.C.).
"Applications of ultra-short pulse laser systems" was invented by Alex Blate (Raleigh, N.C.) and Douglas Bennett (Chapel Hill, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for the generation of non-lethal and lethal effects using ultra-short pulse lasers. A laser source generates pulses at the direction of a controller and directs the pulses along an optical path to one or more high-speed beam steering devices, also directed by the controller, which then directs the laser pulses to achieve the desired effects. A computerized controller receives...