US3170841A
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Pyrotron thermonuclear reactor and process
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1954-07-14
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1974-07-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard F Post
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:34
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05H; H05H1/00; H05H1/02; H05H1/10; H05H1/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S376/00; Y10S376/915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
IN A PROCESS WHEREIN A PLASMA OF ENERGETIC ION AND NEUTRALIZING ELECTRONS IS PRODUCED, THE STEPS COMPRISING PROVIDING AN AXIALLY SYMMETRIC MAGNETIC FIELD IN AN EVACUATED REGION TO RADIALLY DEFINE A ZONE IN SAID FIELD, ESTABLISHING GRADIENTIALLY-INTENSIFIED REFLECTOR FIELD REGIONS AT SPACED POSITIONS IN SAID FIELD TO SERVE AS CLOSURES FOR SAID ZONE EFFECTIVE FOR CONFINING SAID PLASMA THEREIN, AND DIRECTING A SPACE CHARGE NEUTRALIZED ION BEAM INTO SAID ZONE FOR CONFINEMENT THEREIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
IN A PROCESS WHEREIN A PLASMA OF ENERGETIC ION AND NEUTRALIZING ELECTRONS IS PRODUCED, THE STEPS COMPRISING PROVIDING AN AXIALLY SYMMETRIC MAGNETIC FIELD IN AN EVACUATED REGION TO RADIALLY DEFINE A ZONE IN SAID FIELD, ESTABLISHING GRADIENTIALLY-INTENSIFIED REFLECTOR FIELD REGIONS AT SPACED POSITIONS IN SAID FIELD TO SERVE AS CLOSURES FOR SAID ZONE EFFECTIVE FOR CONFINING SAID PLASMA THEREIN, AND DIRECTING A SPACE CHARGE NEUTRALIZED ION BEAM INTO SAID ZONE FOR CONFINEMENT THEREIN.
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