Patents by Inventor Alex Y. Murokh
Alex Y. Murokh 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).
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Patent number: 9023765Abstract: An additive manufacturing method for forming nearly monolithic SRF niobium cavities and end group components of arbitrary shape with features such as optimized wall thickness and integral stiffeners, greatly reducing the cost and technical variability of conventional cavity construction. The additive manufacturing method for forming an SRF cavity, includes atomizing niobium to form a niobium powder, feeding the niobium powder into an electron beam melter under a vacuum, melting the niobium powder under a vacuum in the electron beam melter to form an SRF cavity; and polishing the inside surface of the SRF cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Jefferson Science Associates, LLCInventors: Robert Rimmer, Pedro E. Frigola, Alex Y. Murokh
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Patent number: 8947115Abstract: A method for testing the sensitivity of electronic components and circuits against particle and photon beams using plasma acceleration, in which the flexibility of the multifaceted interaction can produce several types of radiation such as electron, proton, ion, neutron and photon radiation, and combinations of these types of radiation, in a wide range of parameters that are relevant to the use of electronic components in space, such as satellites, at high altitudes or in facilities that work with radioactive substances such as nuclear power plants. Relevant radiation parameter ranges are accessible by this method, which are hardly accessible with conventional accelerator technology. Because of the compactness of the procedure and its versatility, radiation testing can be performed in smaller laboratories at relatively low cost.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Radiabeam Technologies, LLCInventors: James Rosenzweig, Alex Y. Murokh, Bernhard Hidding
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Publication number: 20110290379Abstract: A method of making a magnetic field concentrator, comprising cold rolling a first metal sample that includes dysprosium to a foil having a thickness of between 20 microns and 60 microns; and further annealing the foil at a temperature of between 1000 and 1300 degrees C., for a period of between 10 minutes and 20 minutes. Preferably, annealing the foil takes place in an oxygen-free chamber, where the chamber is made from a material selected from at least one of molybdenum, tantalum, and titanium. Finally, at least a second sheet of annealed foil is produced, and the first and second foils are laminated together to produce a laminated sheet suitable for use as a magnetic field concentrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Alex Y. Murokh, Pedro E. Frigola, Ronald B. Agustsson
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Publication number: 20110240888Abstract: A method for testing the sensitivity of electronic components and circuits against particle and photon beams using plasma acceleration, in which the flexibility of the multifaceted interaction can produce several types of radiation such as electron, proton, ion, neutron and photon radiation, and combinations of these types of radiation, in a wide range of parameters that are relevant to the use of electronic components in space, such as satellites, at high altitudes or in facilities that work with radioactive substances such as nuclear power plants. Relevant radiation parameter ranges are accessible by this method, which are hardly accessible with conventional accelerator technology. Because of the compactness of the procedure and its versatility, radiation testing can be performed in smaller laboratories at relatively low cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Radiabeam Technologies, LLCInventors: James Rosenzweig, Alex Y. Murokh, Bernhard Hidding
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Patent number: 7764324Abstract: A thermal imaging device is provided for converting an image in the terahertz radiation range to the visible range. In one embodiment, the device includes a converter having a thermochromic liquid crystal layer mounted on a sapphire base. In another embodiment, the device includes a thermal absorption layer including a metal selected from the group of iron, aluminum, tin, and copper. In a further embodiment, the device has an light source shaped as an annulus for illuminating a rearward surface of the converter, configured to permit visible light rays to pass through the annulus for capture by a digital detector. In a final embodiment, the device has a thermal adjustment device for adjusting the temperature of the thermochromic liquid crystal layer to an optimal temperature.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Radiabeam Technologies, LLCInventors: Gerald Andonian, Salime M. Boucher, Pedro E. Frigola, Alex Y. Murokh, Timur Shaftan, Gil Travish
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Patent number: 7411361Abstract: In an electron accelerator, a conductive housing defines a cavity. Photoelectrons are emitted from a photocathode into the cavity when light is applied to the photocathode. Via an opening formed in a wall of the conductive housing, the photoelectrons are output to the outside of the cavity. Coolant is flowed through a flow path formed in the wall of the conductive housing, to suppress a temperature rise of the conductive housing. The wall of the conductive housing is made by a metal additive manufacturing technique in such a way as to produce a flow path that has a gentle trajectory without discontinuities in gradient.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Radiabeam Technologies LLCInventors: Ronald B. Agustsson, Salime M. Boucher, Pedro E. Frigola, Alex Y. Murokh, James B. Rosenzweig, Gil Travish
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Publication number: 20080179519Abstract: A thermal imaging device is provided for converting an image in the terahertz radiation range to the visible range. In one embodiment, the device includes a converter having a thermochromic liquid crystal layer mounted on a sapphire base. In another embodiment, the device includes a thermal absorption layer including a metal selected from the group of iron, aluminum, tin, and copper. In a further embodiment, the device has an light source shaped as an annulus for illuminating a rearward surface of the converter, configured to permit visible light rays to pass through the annulus for capture by a digital detector. In a final embodiment, the device has a thermal adjustment device for adjusting the temperature of the thermochromic liquid crystal layer to an optimal temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: GERALD ANDONIAN, SALIME M. BOUCHER, PEDRO E. FRIGOLA, ALEX Y. MUROKH, TIMUR SHAFTAN, GIL TRAVISH
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Publication number: 20080129203Abstract: In an electron accelerator, a conductive housing defines a cavity. Photoelectrons are emitted from a photocathode into the cavity when light is applied to the photocathode. Via an opening formed in a wall of the conductive housing, the photoelectrons are output to the outside of the cavity. Coolant is flowed through a flow path formed in the wall of the conductive housing, to suppress a temperature rise of the conductive housing. The wall of the conductive housing is made by a metal additive manufacturing technique in such a way as to produce a flow path that has a gentle trajectory without discontinuities in gradient.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: RONALD B. AGUSTSSON, SALIME M. BOUCHER, PEDRO E. FRIGOLA, ALEX Y MUROKH, JAMES B ROSENZWEIG, GIL TRAVISH