Patents by Inventor Patrick Sorsby

Patrick Sorsby 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).

  • Recondensing service neck for cryostat
    Publication number: 20060207265
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recondensing service neck for a cryostat. A service neck tube (22) provides access to the interior (10) of the cryostat. A recondensing surface is provided (44) for recondensing liquid cryogen boiled off from a liquid cryogen (12) within a cryostat; and a recondensing refrigerator (30) is provided for cooling the recondensing surface to below the boiling point of the cryogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens Magnet Technology Ltd.
    Inventor: Patrick Sorsby
  • Assembly providing a tubular electrical conductor in thermal contact but electrical isolation with a thermal link
    Publication number: 20060207266
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved joint between a thermal link and a tubular electrical conductor within a turret used in a cryostat. The joint is thermally conductive yet electrically isolating, cheap and simple to produce, and offers superior electrical isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens Magnet Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Neil Belton, Raymond Hornsby, Patrick Sorsby