Patents by Inventor Robert V. Priest

Robert V. Priest 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).

  • Patent number: 4354999
    Abstract: An Atomic Fusion Device wherein a laser beam is focused to the center of a spherical reaction chamber having a mirrored inner surface. The spherical reaction chamber is evacuated and surrounded by a concentric lithium jacket which is surrounded by a concentric cryogenic jacket in which is immersed a multiaxis Ioffe bar system. A mixture of deuterium and tritium plasma is continuously introduced into the reaction chamber at a metered rate through the preheat units and compressed at the center of the chamber by the electromagnetic field created by the superconductive Ioffe bar system. This mixture is ignited by the laser beam to create a steady-state, self-sustaining lithium blanket. Power is controlled by controlling the plasma input rate and energy is coupled out of the device by electromagnetic coupling or by recirculating the lithium through a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1982
    Inventor: Robert V. Priest