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US3029199A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Plasma device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-05-20
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Granted: 1962-04-10
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Expires: 1978-05-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William R Baker
  • 👤 Bratenahl Alexander
  • 👤 Harold P Furth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:10
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05H; H05H1/00; H05H1/02; H05H1/16; H05H1/10; H05H1/12; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
IN A ROTATING PLASMA DEVICE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING AN INNER ANNULAR SHELL ELECTRODE HAVING AN OUTER CONVEX SURFACE AND BEING CONSTRUCTED OF THIN CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF PENETRATION BY A RAPIDLY RISING MAGNETIC FIELD, AN OUTER ANNULAR ELECTRODE CONCENTRIC WITH SAID INNER ELECTRODE WITH A CONCAVE SURFACE FACING THE CONVEX SURFACE THEREOF AND DEFINING AN ANNULAR CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN, A HIGH VOLTAGE SOURCE COUPLED ACROSS SAID ELECTRODES TO PRODUCE AN ELECTRIC FIELD THEREBETWEEN WITHIN SAID CHAMBER, MEANS INCLUDING A SOLENOID DISPOSED CONCENTRICALLY WITHIN SAID ANNULAR ELECTRODE FOR PRODUCING A MAGNETIC FIELD PERPENDRICULAR TO SAID ELECTRIC FIELD WITHIN SAID CHAMBER AND SUBATMOSPHERIC GAS SUPPLY MEANS COUPLED TO SAID CHAMBER FOR SUPPLYING AN IONIZABLE GAS THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
IN A ROTATING PLASMA DEVICE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING AN INNER ANNULAR SHELL ELECTRODE HAVING AN OUTER CONVEX SURFACE AND BEING CONSTRUCTED OF THIN CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF PENETRATION BY A RAPIDLY RISING MAGNETIC FIELD, AN OUTER ANNULAR ELECTRODE CONCENTRIC WITH SAID INNER ELECTRODE WITH A CONCAVE SURFACE FACING THE CONVEX SURFACE THEREOF AND DEFINING AN ANNULAR CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN, A HIGH VOLTAGE SOURCE COUPLED ACROSS SAID ELECTRODES TO PRODUCE AN ELECTRIC FIELD THEREBETWEEN WITHIN SAID CHAMBER, MEANS INCLUDING A SOLENOID DISPOSED CONCENTRICALLY WITHIN SAID ANNULAR ELECTRODE FOR PRODUCING A MAGNETIC FIELD PERPENDRICULAR TO SAID ELECTRIC FIELD WITHIN SAID CHAMBER AND SUBATMOSPHERIC GAS SUPPLY MEANS COUPLED TO SAID CHAMBER FOR SUPPLYING AN IONIZABLE GAS THERETO.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-04-09 1965-10-09 1966-04-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-04-09 1969-10-09 1970-04-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-04-09 1973-10-09 1974-04-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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