Patents by Inventor Thomas Kroc

Thomas Kroc 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).

  • Publication number: 20230372558
    Abstract: A treatment system for treating or sterilizing products includes a particle accelerator configured to produce a beam of charged particles, a deflector configured to redirect the beam of charged particles, a vacuum chamber that prevents the atmosphere from interfering with the charged particles, and a magnet array for directing the beam of charged particles onto a product, wherein the beam of charged particles is used to sterilize the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Kroc
  • Patent number: 11717584
    Abstract: A magnetic apparatus and a method of operating the magnetic apparatus can include a scanning electromagnet that redirects a beam of charged particles, a vacuum chamber that prevents the atmosphere from interfering with the charged particles, and, a parallelizing permanent magnet array for parallelizing the beam of charged particles. The parallelizing permanent magnet array can be located proximate to a target comprising a Bremsstrahlung target or an object that is being irradiated. The magnetic field of the scanning electromagnet can be variable to produce all angles necessary to sweep the beam of charged particles across the target and the parallelizing permanent magnet array can be configured from a magnetic material that does not require an electric current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Kroc
  • Publication number: 20220175981
    Abstract: A magnetic apparatus and a method of operating the magnetic apparatus can include a scanning electromagnet that redirects a beam of charged particles, a vacuum chamber that prevents the atmosphere from interfering with the charged particles, and, a parallelizing permanent magnet array for parallelizing the beam of charged particles. The parallelizing permanent magnet array can be located proximate to a target comprising a Bremsstrahlung target or an object that is being irradiated. The magnetic field of the scanning electromagnet can be variable to produce all angles necessary to sweep the beam of charged particles across the target and the parallelizing permanent magnet array can be configured from a magnetic material that does not require an electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Kroc
  • Patent number: 11291104
    Abstract: A magnetic apparatus and a method of operating the magnetic apparatus can include a scanning electromagnet that redirects a beam of charged particles, a vacuum chamber that prevents the atmosphere from interfering with the charged particles, and, a parallelizing permanent magnet array for parallelizing the beam of charged particles. The parallelizing permanent magnet array can be located proximate to a target comprising a Bremsstrahlung target or an object that is being irradiated. The magnetic field of the scanning electromagnet can be variable to produce all angles necessary to sweep the beam of charged particles across the target and the parallelizing permanent magnet array can be configured from a magnetic material that does not require an electric current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Kroc
  • Publication number: 20210212191
    Abstract: A magnetic apparatus and a method of operating the magnetic apparatus can include a scanning electromagnet that redirects a beam of charged particles, a vacuum chamber that prevents the atmosphere from interfering with the charged particles, and, a parallelizing permanent magnet array for parallelizing the beam of charged particles. The parallelizing permanent magnet array can be located proximate to a target comprising a Bremsstrahlung target or an object that is being irradiated. The magnetic field of the scanning electromagnet can be variable to produce all angles necessary to sweep the beam of charged particles across the target and the parallelizing permanent magnet array can be configured from a magnetic material that does not require an electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Kroc
  • Patent number: 10880984
    Abstract: A magnetic apparatus and a method of operating the magnetic apparatus can include a scanning electromagnet that redirects a beam of charged particles, a vacuum chamber that prevents the atmosphere from interfering with the charged particles; and, a parallelizing permanent magnet array for parallelizing the beam of charged particles. The parallelizing permanent magnet array can be located proximate to a target comprising a Bremsstrahlung target or an object that is being irradiated. The magnetic field of the scanning electromagnet can be variable to produce all angles necessary to sweep the beam of charged particles across the target and the parallelizing permanent magnet array can be configured from a magnetic material that does not require an electric current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Kroc
  • Publication number: 20200383199
    Abstract: A magnetic apparatus and a method of operating the magnetic apparatus can include a scanning electromagnet that redirects a beam of charged particles, a vacuum chamber that prevents the atmosphere from interfering with the charged particles; and, a parallelizing permanent magnet array for parallelizing the beam of charged particles. The parallelizing permanent magnet array can be located proximate to a target comprising a Bremsstrahlung target or an object that is being irradiated. The magnetic field of the scanning electromagnet can be variable to produce all angles necessary to sweep the beam of charged particles across the target and the parallelizing permanent magnet array can be configured from a magnetic material that does not require an electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Kroc