Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Kalash

Kenneth E. Kalash 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).

  • Magnetic refrigeration apparatus with belt of ferro or paramagnetic material
    Patent number: 4704871
    Abstract: A magnetic refrigerator operating in the 12 to 77K range utilizes a belt which carries ferromagnetic or paramagnetic material and which is disposed in a loop which passes through the center of a solenoidal magnet to achieve cooling. The magnetic material carried by the belt, which can be blocks in frames of a linked belt, can be a mixture of substances with different Curie temperatures arranged such that the Curie temperatures progressively increase from one edge of the belt to the other. This magnetic refrigerator can be used to cool and liquefy hydrogen or other fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: John A. Barclay, Walter F. Stewart, Michael D. Henke, Kenneth E. Kalash