Patents by Inventor Roland B. Yourd

Roland B. Yourd 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).

  • Liquid-film electron stripper
    Patent number: 4453077
    Abstract: A thin freestanding oil film is produced in vacuum by directing an oil stream radially inward to the hollow-ground sharp outer edge of a rotating disc. The sides of the edge are roughened somewhat to aid in dispersing oil from the disc. Oil is removed from the surface of disc to prevent formation of oil droplets which might spin off the disc and disrupt the oil film. An ion beam is directed through the thin oil film so that electrons are stripped from the ions to increase their charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Beat T. Leemann, Roland B. Yourd