Patents by Inventor Thomas John McGuire

Thomas John McGuire 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).

  • Heating Plasma for Fusion Power Using Magnetic Field Oscillation
    Publication number: 20140301519
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a fusion reactor includes two internal magnetic coils suspended within an enclosure, a center magnetic coil coaxial with the two internal magnetic coils and located proximate to a midpoint of the enclosure, a plurality of encapsulating magnetic coils coaxial with the internal magnetic coils, and two mirror magnetic coil coaxial with the internal magnetic coils. The fusion reactor is configured to vary electrical currents supplied to the magnetic coils to heat the plasma confined within the magnetic wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas John McGuire