Patents by Inventor MATTHEW CHU-CHUEONG

MATTHEW CHU-CHUEONG 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).

  • Publication number: 20200402677
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system for widening and densifying a scrape-off layer (SOL) in a field reversed configuration (FRC) fusion reactor is disclosed. The system includes a gas box at one end of the reactor including a gas inlet system and walls of suitable heat bearing materials. The system further includes an exit orifice adjoining the gas box, wherein the exit orifice has a controllable radius and length to allow plasma to flow out from the gas box to populate the SOL with the plasma. The system may also include fusion products, which decrease in speed in the plasma in the SOL, allowing energy to be extracted and converted into thrust or electrical power and further allowing ash to be extracted to reduce neutron emissions and maintain high, steady-state fusion power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: SAMUEL A. COHEN, MATTHEW CHU-CHUEONG
  • Publication number: 20180047461
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system for widening and densifying a scrape-off layer (SOL) in a field reversed configuration (FRC) fusion reactor is disclosed. The system includes a gas box at one end of the reactor including a gas inlet system and walls of suitable heat bearing materials. The system further includes an exit orifice adjoining the gas box, wherein the exit orifice has a controllable radius and length to allow plasma to flow out from the gas box to populate the SOL with the plasma. The system may also include fusion products, which decrease in speed in the plasma in the SOL, allowing energy to be extracted and converted into thrust or electrical power and further allowing ash to be extracted to reduce neutron emissions and maintain high, steady-state fusion power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: SAMUEL A. COHEN, MATTHEW CHU-CHUEONG