Patents by Inventor Edgar R. Canavan

Edgar R. Canavan 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).

  • ADR salt pill design and crystal growth process for hydrated magnetic salts
    Patent number: 8357211
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing a salt pill for use in very low temperature adiabatic demagnetization refrigerators (ADRs). The method can include providing a thermal bus in a housing. The thermal bus can include an array of thermally conductive metal conductors. A hydrated salt can be grown on the array of thermally conductive metal conductors. Thermal conductance can be provided to the hydrated salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Peter J. Shirron, Michael J. DiPirro, Edgar R. Canavan
  • ADR SALT PILL DESIGN AND CRYSTAL GROWTH PROCESS FOR HYDRATED MAGNETIC SALTS
    Publication number: 20120049103
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing a salt pill for use in very low temperature adiabatic demagnetization refrigerators (ADRs). The method can include providing a thermal bus in a housing. The thermal bus can include an array of thermally conductive metal conductors. A hydrated salt can be grown on the array of thermally conductive metal conductors. Thermal conductance can be provided to the hydrated salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Peter J. Shirron, Michael J. DiPirro, Edgar R. Canavan