Patent ID: 9303958
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: F41H,H01S

Claim Text:
1. A laser-weapon module, comprising: a member extending along a longitudinal axis of the laser-weapon module; a first mount assembly affixed to the member and having a first plurality of recesses distributed in the first mount assembly; a first plurality of laser beamlet assemblies respectively disposed in the first plurality of recesses in the first mount assembly, the first plurality of laser beamlet assemblies to produce first laser beamlets and each laser beamlet assembly of the first plurality of laser beamlet assemblies comprising a semiconductor laser; a second mount assembly affixed onto the member and co-axially disposed forwardly from the first mount assembly, the second mount assembly having a second plurality of recesses distributed in the second mount assembly, wherein the first plurality of recesses have a first staggered pattern and the second plurality of recesses have a second staggered pattern such that the first plurality of recesses and the second plurality of recesses are non-coincidental relative to one another; a second plurality of laser beamlet assemblies respectively disposed in the recesses in the second mount assembly, the second plurality of laser beamlet assemblies to produce second laser beamlets and each laser beamlet assembly of the second plurality of laser beamlet assemblies comprising a semiconductor laser, the second mount assembly having a plurality of beamlet-transmissive portions positioned to pass therethrough the first laser beamlets from the first plurality of laser beamlet assemblies according to the first staggered pattern; and a focusing lens positioned forwardly of the first and second mount assemblies to focus the first laser beamlets emitted from at least one of the first plurality of laser beamlet assemblies and the second laser beamlets from at least one of the second plurality of laser beamlet assemblies to form a beam of laser energy to be directed to a target wherein the at least one of the first plurality of the laser beamlet assemblies and the at least one of the second plurality of laser beamlet assemblies are energized in response to activation of a switch on a weapon.