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US3218235A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and apparatus for producing a magnetically confined hot dense plasma

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-12-09
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1983-12-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur W Ehler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 00:51
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05H; H05H1/00; H05H1/02; H05H1/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 70 words
A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A HOT DENSE ION-ELECTRON PLASMA COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CREATING A MAGNETIC CONFINING FIELD IN AN EVACUATED CHAMBER, INTRODUCING A RADIOISOTOPE GAS TO PROVIDE RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS BY RADIOACTIVE DECOMPOSITION SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH INJECTION OF NEUTRAL GAS MOLECULES INTO SAID CONFINING MAGNETIC FIELD THEREBY TRAPPING SAID ELECTRONS IN SAID CONFINING MAGNETIC FIELD AND IONIZING SAID INJECTED NEUTRAL GAS MOLECULES BY INTERACTION WITH SAID INJECTED ENERGETIC ELECTRONS, INTRODUCING A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 70 words
A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A HOT DENSE ION-ELECTRON PLASMA COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CREATING A MAGNETIC CONFINING FIELD IN AN EVACUATED CHAMBER, INTRODUCING A RADIOISOTOPE GAS TO PROVIDE RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS BY RADIOACTIVE DECOMPOSITION SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH INJECTION OF NEUTRAL GAS MOLECULES INTO SAID CONFINING MAGNETIC FIELD THEREBY TRAPPING SAID ELECTRONS IN SAID CONFINING MAGNETIC FIELD AND IONIZING SAID INJECTED NEUTRAL GAS MOLECULES BY INTERACTION WITH SAID INJECTED ENERGETIC ELECTRONS, INTRODUCING A

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-15 1969-05-17 1969-11-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-11-15 1973-05-17 1973-11-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-15 1977-05-17 1977-11-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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