Patents by Inventor Tanner L. Horne

Tanner L. Horne 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).

  • NEUTRON GENERATOR USING SUPERCONDUCTING COILS FOR ELECTROSTATIC HEATING AND MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT
    Publication number: 20240266075
    Abstract: A nuclear fusion reactor includes a chamber containing plasma and two or more devices which include superconducting electromagnetic coils. At least one of the two or more devices may be biased to a high voltage to provide thermal energy to ions in the magnetic confinement region. In some examples, the chamber and the two or more devices can be coaxial and toroid shaped. In some examples, the chamber can be spherical or cylindrical with the two or more devices being toroid or elongated toroid shaped and formed on opposite faces of a cuboid. The two or more devices may be disposed in the chamber to provide a high-beta magnetic confinement region for the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: Tanner L. Horne
  • Neutron generator using superconducting coils for electrostatic heating and magnetic confinement
    Patent number: 11948696
    Abstract: A nuclear fusion reactor includes a chamber containing plasma and two or more devices which include superconducting electromagnetic coils. At least one of the two or more devices may be biased to a high voltage to provide thermal energy to ions in the magnetic confinement region. In some examples, the chamber and the two or more devices can be coaxial and toroid shaped. In some examples, the chamber can be spherical or cylindrical with the two or more devices being toroid or elongated toroid shaped and formed on opposite faces of a cuboid. The two or more devices may be disposed in the chamber to provide a high-beta magnetic confinement region for the plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Horne Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Tanner L. Horne
  • NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR WITH TOROIDAL SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC COILS IMPLEMENTING INERTIAL ELECTROSTATIC HEATING
    Publication number: 20230030290
    Abstract: A nuclear fusion reactor includes a chamber containing plasma and two or more devices which include superconducting electromagnetic coils. At least one of the two or more devices may be biased to a high voltage to provide thermal energy to ions in the magnetic confinement region. In some examples, the chamber and the two or more devices can be coaxial and toroid shaped. In some examples, the chamber can be spherical or cylindrical with the two or more devices being toroid or elongated toroid shaped and formed on opposite faces of a cuboid. The two or more devices may be disposed in the chamber to provide a high-beta magnetic confinement region for the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Tanner L. Horne
  • Nuclear fusion reactor with toroidal superconducting magnetic coils implementing inertial electrostatic heating
    Patent number: 11482342
    Abstract: A nuclear fusion reactor includes a chamber containing plasma and two or more devices which include superconducting electromagnetic coils. At least one of the two or more devices may be biased to a high voltage to provide thermal energy to ions in the magnetic confinement region. In some examples, the chamber and the two or more devices can be coaxial and toroid shaped. In some examples, the chamber can be spherical or cylindrical with the two or more devices being toroid or elongated toroid shaped and formed on opposite faces of a cuboid. The two or more devices may be disposed in the chamber to provide a high-beta magnetic confinement region for the plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Tanner L. Horne
  • NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR WITH TOROIDAL SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC COILS IMPLEMENTING INERTIAL ELECTROSTATIC HEATING
    Publication number: 20200111583
    Abstract: A nuclear fusion reactor includes a chamber containing plasma and two or more devices which include superconducting electromagnetic coils. At least one of the two or more devices may be biased to a high voltage to provide thermal energy to ions in the magnetic confinement region. In some examples, the chamber and the two or more devices can be coaxial and toroid shaped. In some examples, the chamber can be spherical or cylindrical with the two or more devices being toroid or elongated toroid shaped and formed on opposite faces of a cuboid. The two or more devices may be disposed in the chamber to provide a high-beta magnetic confinement region for the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Tanner L. Horne