Patents by Inventor THOMAS J. SCHULTHEISS

THOMAS J. SCHULTHEISS 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).

  • High-current conduction cooled superconducting radio-frequency cryomodule
    Patent number: 10932355
    Abstract: A high-current, compact, conduction cooled superconducting radio-frequency cryomodule for particle accelerators. The cryomodule will accelerate an electron beam of average current up to 1 ampere in continuous wave (CW) mode or at high duty factor. The cryomodule consists of a single-cell superconducting radio-frequency cavity made of high-purity niobium, with an inner coating of Nb3Sn and an outer coating of pure copper. Conduction cooling is achieved by using multiple closed-cycle refrigerators. Power is fed into the cavity by two coaxial couplers. Damping of the high-order modes is achieved by a warm beam-pipe ferrite damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Gianluigi Ciovati, Thomas J. Schultheiss, John Rathke, Robert Rimmer, Frank Marhauser, Fay Hannon, Jiquan Guo
  • HIGH-CURRENT CONDUCTION COOLED SUPERCONDUCTING RADIO-FREQUENCY CRYOMODULE
    Publication number: 20190098741
    Abstract: A high-current, compact, conduction cooled superconducting radio-frequency cryomodule for particle accelerators. The cryomodule will accelerate an electron beam of average current up to 1 ampere in continuous wave (CW) mode or at high duty factor. The cryomodule consists of a single-cell superconducting radio-frequency cavity made of high-purity niobium, with an inner coating of Nb3Sn and an outer coating of pure copper. Conduction cooling is achieved by using multiple closed-cycle refrigerators. Power is fed into the cavity by two coaxial couplers. Damping of the high-order modes is achieved by a warm beam-pipe ferrite damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: GIANLUIGI CIOVATI, THOMAS J. SCHULTHEISS, JOHN RATHKE, ROBERT RIMMER, FRANK MARHAUSER, FAY HANNON, JIQUAN GUO