Patents by Inventor Jimmy LaBruce Turner

Jimmy LaBruce Turner 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).

  • Superconducting magnet burst disk venting mechanism
    Patent number: 6109042
    Abstract: A pressure relieving venting system for a liquid helium superconducting magnet to vent cryogen gas upon a magnet quench including a burst disk closing the venting system during normal superconducting operation and sandwiched between a peripheral gasket assembly maintained under constant pressure by a plurality of axially extending bolts, spring washers and nut assemblies to preclude helium gas leakage in the absence of the disk bursting under excessive pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel C. Woods, Lawrence V. Bischke, Jimmy LaBruce Turner, Phillip W. Eckels