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US3021272A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Plasma heating and confining device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-06-21
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Granted: 1962-02-13
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Expires: 1980-06-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William R Baker
  • 👤 Bratenahl Alexander
  • 👤 Wulf B Kunkel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 13:40
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05H; H05H1/00; H05H1/02; H05H1/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 95 words
IN A PLASMA GENERATING AND CONTAMINANT DEVICE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL HERMETICALLY SEALED OUTER ELECTRODE, AN INNER ELECTRODE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID OUTER ELECTRODE AND HAVING AN OPENING IN THE WALL AND AN INTERIOR PASSAGE COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, MEANS SUPPLYING GAS TO SAID PASSAGE OF SAID INNER ELECTRODE, A FAST OPENING VALVE CONTROLLING THE EMISSION OF GAS FROM SAID OPENING OF SAID INNER ELECTRODE, MEANS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TO A FIRST OF SAID ELECTRODES RELATIVE TO THE OTHER THEREOF, AND MEANS PROVIDING A LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED MAGNETIC FIELD WITHIN SAID OUTER ELECTRODE AROUND SAID OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 95 words
IN A PLASMA GENERATING AND CONTAMINANT DEVICE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL HERMETICALLY SEALED OUTER ELECTRODE, AN INNER ELECTRODE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID OUTER ELECTRODE AND HAVING AN OPENING IN THE WALL AND AN INTERIOR PASSAGE COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, MEANS SUPPLYING GAS TO SAID PASSAGE OF SAID INNER ELECTRODE, A FAST OPENING VALVE CONTROLLING THE EMISSION OF GAS FROM SAID OPENING OF SAID INNER ELECTRODE, MEANS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TO A FIRST OF SAID ELECTRODES RELATIVE TO THE OTHER THEREOF, AND MEANS PROVIDING A LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED MAGNETIC FIELD WITHIN SAID OUTER ELECTRODE AROUND SAID OPENING.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2961559A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-02-12 1965-08-14 1966-02-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-02-12 1969-08-14 1970-02-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-02-12 1973-08-14 1974-02-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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