Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Cramer

Kenneth R. Cramer 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).

  • Vortex flow particle accelerator
    Patent number: 4031748
    Abstract: A particle accelerator having a tapered tubular vortex flow channel with a zero taper entrance portion. A high pressure low molecular weight gas, such as helium or hydrogen, is supplied tangentially into the zero taper portion of the flow channel. The particles to be accelerated are also supplied into the zero taper portion of the flow channel. An axial gas exit is provided at the end of the flow channel remote from the gas inlet. A tangential particle exit tube is tilted in the direction of flow at an angle of approximately 60 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Cramer