Patents by Inventor Vadim N. Tsytovich

Vadim N. Tsytovich 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling dust particle agglomerates
    Patent number: 6136256
    Abstract: The formation of dust particle agglomerates within a plasma reactor is controlled through adjustment of the ratio of the temperatures of two particle species within the plasma. Adjustment of the ratio of temperatures is achieved by means of one or more temperature control devices which alter the temperature of one particle species with respect to the temperature of a second particle species. The temperature of a neutral particle species may be adjusted with respect to the temperature of dust particles present within the plasma by heating or cooling the neutral gas supplied to the plasma chamber. Alternatively, the temperature of the dust particles may be raised or lowered with respect to the neutral gas particles by heating or cooling the substrate from which the dust particles emerge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Council for the Central Laboratory of The Research Councils
    Inventors: Robert Bingham, Vadim N. Tsytovich