Patents by Inventor Carl A. Ekdahl, Jr.

Carl A. Ekdahl, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • In-line beam current monitor
    Patent number: 4633172
    Abstract: An intense relativistic electron beam current monitor for a gas neutralized beam transport line includes a first foil for conducting plasma current to the wall where it is measured as it traverses an inductive loop formed by a cavity in the wall. An insulator foil separates the first foil from a second conducting foil which returns the current to the plasma environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Carl A. Ekdahl, Jr., Charles A. Frost