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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4748378 | Ionized channel generation of an intense-relativistic electron beam A foilless intense relativistic electron beam generator uses an ionized cnel to guide electrons from a cathode passed an anode to a remote location.... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4747922 | Confined ion beam sputtering device and method A hollow cylindrical target, lined internally with a sputter deposit material and open at both ends, surrounds a substrate on which sputtered deposition is to be obtained. An ion beam received through either one or both ends of the open cylindrical target... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4746426 | Liquid-phase thermal diffusion isotope separation apparatus and method having tapered column A thermal diffusion counterflow method and apparatus for separating isotopes in solution in which the solution is confined in a long, narrow, vertical slit which tapers from bottom to top. The variation in the width of the slit permits maintenance of a st... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746501 | Process for preparing transition metal nitrides and transition metal carbonitrides and their reaction intermediates A process for making ammonolytic precursors to nitride and carbonitride ceramics. Extreme reaction conditions are not required and the precursor is a powder-like substance that produces ceramics of improved purity and morphology upon pyrolysis.... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746484 | Fusion reactor pumped laser A nuclear pumped laser capable of producing long pulses of very high power laser radiation is provided. A toroidal fusion reactor provides energetic neutrons which are slowed down by a moderator. The moderated neutrons are converted to energetic particles... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746485 | Rotating shielded crane system A rotating, radiation shielded crane system for use in a high radiation test cell, comprises a radiation shielding wall, a cylindrical ceiling made of radiation shielding material and a rotatable crane disposed above the ceiling. The ceiling rests on an a... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744875 | Steel refining with an electrochemical cell Apparatus for processing a metallic fluid containing iron oxide, container for a molten metal including an electrically conductive refractory disposed for contact with the molten metal which contains iron oxide, an electrolyte in the form of a basic slag ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4745277 | Rotary turret and reusable specimen holder for mass spectrometer A sample holder for use in a mass spectrometer is provided for heating a sample to discharge ions through an electrostatic field which focuses and accelerates the ions for analysis. Individual specimen holders form a plurality of filaments for heating the... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744252 | Triple-material stress-strain resistivity gage A triple material piezoresistive gage provides multi-component elastic stress or measurements. Thin foils of three piezoresistive materials, e.g. ytterbium, manganin, and constantan, are configured in a nested serpentine rectilinear grid or other grid arr... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744692 | Split-tapered joint clamping device This invention relates to a clamping device for removably attaching a tool element to a bracket element wherein a bracket element is disposed in a groove in the tool and a clamping member is disposed in said groove and in engagement with a clamping face o... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743763 | Article mounting and position adjustment stage An improved adjustment and mounting stage of the type used for the detection of laser beams is disclosed. A ring sensor holder has locating pins on a first side thereof which are positioned within a linear keyway in a surrounding housing for permitting re... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743807 | Laser activated diffuse discharge switch The invention is a gas mixture for a diffuse discharge switch which is capable of changing from a conducting state to an insulating state in the presence of electrons upon the introduction of laser light. The mixture is composed of a buffer gas such as ni... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743407 | Externally pressurized porous cylinder for multiple surface aerosol generation and method of generation A nebulizer for generating aerosol having small droplet sizes and high efficiency at low sample introduction rates. The nebulizer has a cylindrical gas permeable active surface. A sleeve is disposed around the cylinder and gas is provided from the sleeve ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743713 | Aluminum-stabilized NB3SN superconductor An aluminum-stabilized Nb3 Sn superconductor and process for producing same, utilizing ultrapure aluminum. Ductile components are co-drawn with aluminum to produce a conductor suitable for winding magnets. After winding, the conductor is heated... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743804 | E-beam ionized channel guiding of an intense relativistic electron beam An IREB is guided through a curved path by ionizing a channel in a gas with electrons from a filament, and confining the electrons to the center of the path with a magnetic field extending along the path. The magnetic field is preferably generated by a so... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4741383 | Horizontal electromagnetic casting of thin metal sheets Thin metal sheets are cast by magnetically suspending molten metal deposited within a ferromagnetic yoke and between AC conducting coils and linearly displacing the magnetically levitated liquid metal while it is being cooled to form a solid metal sheet. ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741857 | Method of purifying neutral organophosphorus extractants A method for removing acidic contaminants from neutral mono and bifunctional organophosphorous extractants by contacting the extractant with a macroporous cation exchange resin in the H+ state followed by contact with a macroporous anion excha... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741398 | Hydraulic accumulator-compressor for geopressured enhanced oil recovery A hydraulic accumulator-compressor vessel using geothermal brine under pressure as a piston to compress waste (CO2 rich) gas is used in a system having a plurality of gas separators in tandem to recover pipeline quality gas from geothermal brin... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741879 | Catalytic igniters and their use to ignite lean hydrogen-air mixtures A catalytic igniter which can ignite a hydrogen-air mixture as lean as 5.5% hydrogen with induction times ranging from 20 s to 400 s, under conditions which may be present during a loss-of-liquid-coolant accident at a light water nuclear reactor comprises... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4742009 | Method for monitoring stack gases for uranium activity A method for monitoring the stack gases of a purge cascade of a gaseous diffusion plant for uranium activity. A sample stream is taken from the stack gases and contacted with a volume of moisture-laden air for converting trace levels of uranium hexafluori... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4742299 | Methods of and apparatus for levitating an eddy current probe An eddy current probe is supported against the force of gravity with an air earing while being urged horizontally toward the specimen being examined by a spring and displaced horizontally against the force of the spring pneumatically. The pneumatic displac... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4740472 | Method and apparatus for automated processing and aliquoting of whole blood samples for analysis in a centrifugal fast analyzer A rotor and disc assembly for use in a centrifugal fast analyzer. The assembly is designed to process multiple samples of whole blood followed by aliquoting of the resultant serum into precisely measured samples for subsequent chemical analysis. The assem... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4737204 | Heat treatment giving a stable high temperature micro-structure in cast austenitic stainless steel A novel micro-structure developed in a cast austenitic stainless steel alloy and a heat treatment thereof are disclosed. The alloy is based on a multicomponent Fe-Cr-Mn-Mo-Si-Nb-C system consisting of an austenitic iron solid solution (γ) matrix reinforc... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4737336 | Core assembly storage structure A structure for the storage of core assemblies from a liquid metal-cooled nuclear reactor. The structure comprises an enclosed housing having a substantially flat horizontal top plate, a bottom plate and substantially vertical wall members extending there... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4735421 | Sealing apparatus utilizing a conformable member Sealing apparatus and method, comprising first and second surfaces or membranes, at least one of which surfaces is deformable, placed in proximity to one another. Urging means cause these surfaces to contact one another in a manner such that the deformabl... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735706 | Process and apparatus for coal hydrogenation In a coal liquefaction process an aqueous slurry of coal is prepared containing a dissolved liquefaction catalyst. A small quantity of oil is added to the slurry and then coal-oil agglomerates are prepared by agitation of the slurry at atmospheric pressur... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735765 | Flexible helical-axis stellarator An 1=1 helical winding which spirals about a conventional planar, circular central conductor of a helical-axis stellarator adds a significant degree of flexibility by making it possible to control the rotational transform profile and shear of the magnetic... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735792 | Radioiodinated maleimides and use as agents for radiolabeling antibodies A radiopharmaceutical for antibody labeling comprising an iodophenyl maleimide that attaches thiol sites of proteins thereby maintaining bioreactivity largely located at the nitrogen sites.... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735866 | Copper-silver-titanium-tin filler metal for direct brazing of structural ceramics A method of joining ceramics and metals to themselves and to one another at about 800° C. is described using a brazing filler metal consisting essentially of 35 to 50 at. % copper, 40 to 50 at. % silver, 1 to 15 at. % titanium, and 2 to 8 at. % tin. This... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735872 | Electrochemical system including lamella settler crystallizer A crystallizer which incorporates a lamella settler and which is particularly applicable for use in batteries and power cells for electric vehicles or stationary applications. The lamella settler can be utilized for coarse particle separation or for agglo... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4736306 | System for conversion between the boundary representation model and a constructive solid geometry model of an object A system converts from the boundary representation of an object to the constructive solid geometry representation thereof. The system converts the boundary representation of the object into elemental atomic geometrical units or I-bodies which are in the s... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735762 | Laser or charged-particle-beam fusion reactor with direct electric generation by magnetic flux compression A high-power-density laser or charged-particle-beam fusion reactor system maximizes the directed kinetic energy imparted to a large mass of liquid lithium by a centrally located fusion target. A fusion target is embedded in a large mass of lithium, of suf... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735145 | High temperature detonator A detonator assembly is provided which is usable at high temperatures about 300° C. A detonator body is provided with an internal volume defining an anvil surface. A first acceptor explosive is disposed on the anvil surface. A donor assembly having an ig... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4734586 | Foil changing apparatus A self-contained hermetically sealed foil changer for advancing a portion of foil web into a position normal to the path of a high energy particle beam. The path of the beam is defined generally by an aperture plate and cooperating axially movable barrel ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4734252 | Nuclear reactor shutdown control rod assembly A temperature responsive, self-actuated nuclear reactor shutdown control rod assembly 10. The upper end 18 of a lower drive line 17 fits within the lower end of an upper drive line 12. The lower end (not shown) of the lower drive line 17 is connected to a... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4733610 | 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one, a less sensitive explosive A less sensitive explosive, 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one. The compound 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) has a crystal density of 1.93 g/cm3 and calculated detonation velocity and pressure equivalent to those of RDX. It can be prepared in high y... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4734177 | Laser isotope separation A process and apparatus for separating isotopes by selective excitation of isotopic species of a volatile compound by tuned laser light. A highly cooled gas of the volatile compound is produced in which the isotopic shift is sharpened and defined. Before ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4733085 | Photosensitive dopants for liquid noble gases In an ionization type detector for high energy radiation wherein the energy of incident radiation is absorbed through the ionization of a liquid noble gas and resulting free charge is collected to form a signal indicative of the energy of the incident rad... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4732730 | Stuck fuel rod capping sleeve A stuck fuel rod capping sleeve to be used during derodding of spent fuel assemblies if a fuel rod becomes stuck in a partially withdrawn position and, thus, has to be severed. The capping sleeve has an inner sleeve made of a lower work hardening highly d... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4732008 | Triple effect absorption chiller utilizing two refrigeration circuits A triple effect absorption method and apparatus having a high coefficient of performance. Two single effect absorption circuits are combined with heat exchange occurring between a condenser and absorber of a high temperature circuit, and a generator of a ... | 03/22/1988 |
