Patents by Inventor Eric Arthur Hessels

Eric Arthur Hessels 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).

  • Process for the production of antihydrogen
    Patent number: 6163587
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the production of antihydrogen, comprising the steps of: (i) exciting alkali atoms to a Rydberg state; (ii) charge-exchanging the excited alkali atoms with positrons to produce Rydberg-state positronium; and (iii) charge exchanging the Rydberg-state positronium with antiprotons to produce Rydberg-state antihydrogen. Preferably, the Rydberg-state antihydrogen is permitted to decay to ground-state antihydrogen which can be trapped in a magnetic trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: York University
    Inventor: Eric Arthur Hessels