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Method of energizing a material

  • US 4,161,436 A
  • Filed: 10/06/1977
  • Issued: 07/17/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1967
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of energizing a material including the steps of:

  • (a) providing a substance in a bounded volume, the atoms, ions or molecules of which have at least a pair of energy states which differ in energy by an amount corresponding to light frequencies;

    (b) exciting atoms, ions or molecules of said substance within said bounded volume to produce a greater population of atoms, ions or molecules of said substance in a higher of said energy states;

    (c) directing substantially collimated stimulating light along a path through said bounded volume which enables the stimulating light to selectively stimulate emission of substantially collimated light; and

    (d) shining said emitted substantially collimated light onto said material which includes a mixture of reactable chemicals whereby said emitted substantially collimated light promotes reaction between said chemicals.

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