US Patent Issued to Blue Laser Fusion on Oct. 27 for "Shaped fusion target device and related process" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,421, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Blue Laser Fusion Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.).

"Shaped fusion target device and related process" was invented by Matthew Wong (Palo Alto, Calif.), Alex Moreland (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Shuji Nakamura (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of fabricating a nuclear fusion target device includes providing a mechanical mold device having a recessed region configured as a shape for the nuclear fusion target device. An interior of the recessed region is coated with a coating material to form an exterior shell. While the shell is within the recessed region, a plurality of fuel target ...