Patents by Inventor Jeremy C. Cheron

Jeremy C. Cheron 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).

  • Publication number: 20090261080
    Abstract: A device is provided for compressing a plasma stream flowing in a plasma flow direction and maintaining the plasma stream in the compressed state. The device has a plasma compression region; a plurality of first magnets positioned around the plasma compression region for compressing the plasma stream, each of the first magnets having a dominant magnetic force direction that is non-parallel to the plasma flow direction; a reaction region positioned down stream from the plasma compression region; and a plurality of second magnets positioned around the reaction region for maintaining the plasma stream in its compressed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Jeremy C. CHERON, Soorena SADRI, Vernon Eric STATON
  • Patent number: 7446289
    Abstract: A device is provided for adiabatically compressing a plasma stream and maintaining the plasma stream in the compressed state. The device has a plasma compression region; a first plurality of electromagnets positioned around the plasma compression region for compressing the plasma stream; a reaction region positioned down stream from the plasma compression region; and a second plurality of electromagnets positioned around the reaction region for maintaining the plasma stream in its compressed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventors: Vernon E. Staton, Jeremy C. Cheron, Soorena Sadri