US3016342A
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Controlled nuclear fusion reactor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1957-08-29
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Granted: 1962-01-09
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Expires: 1977-08-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kruskal Martin
- 👤 James L Tuck
- 👤 Stirling A Colgate
- 👤 Marshall N Rosenbluth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:31
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05H; H05H1/00; H05H1/02; H05H1/10; H05H1/12; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
305 words
A DEVICE FOR MANIPULATION OF A PLASMA AND PRODUCTION OF NEUTRONS AND OTHER RADIATIONS, COMPRISING IN COM BINATION A GAS-TIGHT TOROIDAL INSULATION CHAMBER CONTAIN ING A FILLING OF IONIZABLE GASES, A CONDUCTING SHELL SURROUNDING SAID CHAMBER OVER SUBSTANTIALLY ITS FULL LENGTH BUT TERMINATING IN SPACED APART ENDS, A COIL WOUND ABOUT SAID CHAMBER ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH TO PROVIDE ONE END AT EACH OF SAID SHELL ENDS, A FIRST D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS ADAPTED TO DISCHARGE A CURRENT PULSE, SAID FIRST D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS BEING CONNECTED BETWEEN ONE END OF THE CONDUCTING SHELL AND THE ADJACENT COIL END AND THE OTHER END OF THE COIL BEING CONNECTED TO THE ADJACENT END OF THE CONDUCTING SHELL, A SECOND D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN THE SPACED ENDS OF SAID SHELL AND ADAPTED TO INITIATE DISCHARGE OF A CURRENT PULSE THROUGH SAID SHELL AFTER THE CURRENT PULSE FROM SAID FIRST POWER SUPPLY MEANS HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM CURRENT VALUE, A THIRD D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN THE SPACED ENDS OF SAID SHELL AND ADAPTED TO INITIATE DISCHARGE OF A CURRENT PULLSE AFTER SAID SECOND POWER SUPPLY MEANS HAS INITIATED DISCHARGE OF A CURRENT PULSE AND WHEN THE VOLTAGE ACROSS SAID SHELL ENDS DROPS BELOW A PRE-SET LEVEL, A FOURTH POWER SUPPLY MEANS CONNECTED ACROSS SAID SHELL ENDS AND ADAPTED TO INITIATE DISCHARGE OF A CURRENT PULSE AT A PRE-SET TIME INTERVAL AFTER SAID THIRD POWER SUPPLY HAS INITIATED DISCHARGE, A FIFTH POWER SUPPLY MEANS COUPLED ACROSS THE ENDS OF SAID SHELL AND ADAPTED TO INITIATE DISCHRGE OF A CURRENT PULSE AFTER SAID FOURTH POWER SUPPLY MEANS HAS INITIATED DISCHARGE AND WHEN THE VOLTAGE ACROSS SAID SHELL DROPS BELOW A PRE-SET LEVEL, EACH OF SAID SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO DISCHARGE CURRENT IN THE SAME DIRECTION THROUGH SAID SHELL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
305 words
A DEVICE FOR MANIPULATION OF A PLASMA AND PRODUCTION OF NEUTRONS AND OTHER RADIATIONS, COMPRISING IN COM BINATION A GAS-TIGHT TOROIDAL INSULATION CHAMBER CONTAIN ING A FILLING OF IONIZABLE GASES, A CONDUCTING SHELL SURROUNDING SAID CHAMBER OVER SUBSTANTIALLY ITS FULL LENGTH BUT TERMINATING IN SPACED APART ENDS, A COIL WOUND ABOUT SAID CHAMBER ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH TO PROVIDE ONE END AT EACH OF SAID SHELL ENDS, A FIRST D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS ADAPTED TO DISCHARGE A CURRENT PULSE, SAID FIRST D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS BEING CONNECTED BETWEEN ONE END OF THE CONDUCTING SHELL AND THE ADJACENT COIL END AND THE OTHER END OF THE COIL BEING CONNECTED TO THE ADJACENT END OF THE CONDUCTING SHELL, A SECOND D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN THE SPACED ENDS OF SAID SHELL AND ADAPTED TO INITIATE DISCHARGE OF A CURRENT PULSE THROUGH SAID SHELL AFTER THE CURRENT PULSE FROM SAID FIRST POWER SUPPLY MEANS HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM CURRENT VALUE, A THIRD D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN THE SPACED ENDS OF SAID SHELL AND ADAPTED TO INITIATE DISCHARGE OF A CURRENT PULLSE AFTER SAID SECOND POWER SUPPLY MEANS HAS INITIATED DISCHARGE OF A CURRENT PULSE AND WHEN THE VOLTAGE ACROSS SAID SHELL ENDS DROPS BELOW A PRE-SET LEVEL, A FOURTH POWER SUPPLY MEANS CONNECTED ACROSS SAID SHELL ENDS AND ADAPTED TO INITIATE DISCHARGE OF A CURRENT PULSE AT A PRE-SET TIME INTERVAL AFTER SAID THIRD POWER SUPPLY HAS INITIATED DISCHARGE, A FIFTH POWER SUPPLY MEANS COUPLED ACROSS THE ENDS OF SAID SHELL AND ADAPTED TO INITIATE DISCHRGE OF A CURRENT PULSE AFTER SAID FOURTH POWER SUPPLY MEANS HAS INITIATED DISCHARGE AND WHEN THE VOLTAGE ACROSS SAID SHELL DROPS BELOW A PRE-SET LEVEL, EACH OF SAID SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH D.C. POWER SUPPLY MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO DISCHARGE CURRENT IN THE SAME DIRECTION THROUGH SAID SHELL.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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