Patents by Inventor Paul Dinner

Paul Dinner 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).

  • Method and a device for reducing the gap between a static part and a movable part
    Patent number: 5611659
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing a gap between a static part and a movable part. The device is operated at cryo temperatures. A gap is defined between the static part and the movable part. A cryo coolant channel has a coolant fluid disposed therein. The channel is disposed in a housing wall of one of the static part and the movable part and is disposed adjacent to the gap. A gas is injected into the gap. The gas is condensable and has a liquid-solid conversion temperature above the temperature of the coolant fluid so that the gas becomes solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Europaische Atomgemeinschaft (Euratom)
    Inventor: Paul Dinner