US Patent Issued to SCIAPS on May 27 for "Dual beam single spatial mode laser for handheld libs instruments and similar applications" (Maryland, Massachusetts, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,066, issued on May 27, was assigned to SCIAPS INC. (Woburn, Mass.).

"Dual beam single spatial mode laser for handheld libs instruments and similar applications" was invented by David Welford (Rockville, Md.), David R. Day (Boxford, Mass.) and Richard P. Mitrano (James Island, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld LIBS device and method includes a laser assembly producing two pulsed single spatial mode output beams and a focusing optic which combines the two pulsed single spatial mode output beams at a focal point at a sample. The laser assembly includes a laser assembly housing with an output coupler window for the two pulse...