General Electric Company

Electric Power Research Institute Incorporated

Robert H Ettinger

Thomas R Anthony

James F Fleischer

Robert C DeVries

Richard A Engler

Harvey E Cline

Ronald Dean Watkins

Kenneth William Rohling

William F Banholzer

Walter J Pasko

Harvey Donald Solomon

Ranga Komanduri

William R Reed, Jr

Morton P Casey, Jr

An improved method of producing a diamond tube by chemical vapor deposition and a hollow support mandrel used therein. The method comprises depositing a diamond film on an outer side of the hollow mandrel by the CVD process. The mandrel is then etched away by subjecting an inner side of the mandrel to the etching action. It was unexpectedly discovered that the etch time is drastically reduced by using the hollow mandrels.

Method of producing articles by chemical vapor deposition and the

Diamond is produced by chemical vapor deposition on a substrate by hot filament activation of a hydrogen-hydrocarbon gas mixture. An edge of the substrate faces the filament at a distance therefrom up to about 1 mm and preferably about 0.3-0.7 mm., and the substrate is moved relative to the filament to maintain this spacing as diamond forms thereon. Diamond formation proceeds at an improved rate, and in single crystal configuration under certain conditions.

Apparatus and method for chemical vapor deposition of diamond

Diamond is produced by chemical vapor deposition on a substrate by hot filament activation of a hydrogen-hydrocarbon gas mixture. An edge of the substrate faces the filament at a distance; therefrom up to about 1 mm. and preferably about 0.3-0.7 mm., and the substrate is moved relative to the filament to maintain this spacing as diamond forms thereon. Diamond formation proceeds at an improved rate, and in single crystal configuration under certain conditions.

HF-CVD method for forming diamond

An apparatus and method for inducing and measuring crack growth in a solid by using a double cantilever beam assembly which includes a fracture specimen with a notch that defines a pair of spaced outwardly extending beams terminating at an end where growth of a crack occurs, and a spring assembly for continuously urging the spaced beams apart with a substantially constant pressure that creates a spreading pressure at the end where crack growth occurs to stress the fracture specimen at the end. An electromagnet assembly is used to cyclically apply and remove the spreading pressure caused by the spring assembly.

Active stress specimen using an electromagnet and belleville washer

A magnetic resonance (MR) surgery system facilitates surgery with a focussed ultrasound transducer that selectively destroys tissue in a region within a subject. The focussed energy transducer dissipates energy at a focal point within the region of tissue to be destroyed. A non-magnetic positioning device having a vertical dimension small enough to fit easily within the bore of an MR magnet moves an energy transducer in a limited vertical space. The positioning device employs a plurality of hydraulic positioners and an inclined plane to position the ultrasound focal point under the control of an operator. An MR imaging system employing a temperature sensitive pulse sequence creates an image of the tissue and the region being heated to allow the operator to adjust the position of the ultrasonic transducer so as to direct ultrasonic energy to the appropriate location.

Magnetic resonance guided ultrasound therapy system with inclined track

The present invention enables the diamond coating of stationary elongate objects, such as twist drills, with a continuous uniform film without any motion of the twist drill due to the unexpected superb 'throwing power' of a reactor disclosed herein. The CVD diamond reactor includes a vacuum chamber, inlet for feed hydrogen/hydrocarbon mixtures, and an outlet, in conventional fashion. The improvement for coating with CVD diamond the entire outer surface of at least a portion of a plurality of stationary elongate objects comprises disposed within said reactor, an elongate metal tube having a plurality of apertures for holding elongate objects disposed radially inwardly and having a cooling pipe in thermal contact with and disposed about the outside of said metal tube; and a filament running within said tube along its lengthwise extent and being in electrical connection with the source of voltage for heating said filament to a temperature adequate to initiate hydrocarbon disassociation, the portions of said elongate object within said tube surrounding said filament being heated thereby.

CVD diamond for coating twist drills

A magnetic resonance surgery system facilitates performance of surgery with a focussed ultrasound transducer that selectively destroys tissue in a region within a subject. The focussed ultrasound transducer dissipates ultrasonic energy at a focal point within the region of tissue to be destroyed. A number of hydraulic positioners position the focal point under the control of a surgeon. A magnetic resonance imaging system employing a temperature sensitive pulse sequence creates an image of the tissue and the region being heated to allow the surgeon to adjust the position of the ultrasonic transducer so as to direct ultrasonic energy to the appropriate location.

Magnetic resonance guided focussed ultrasound surgery

Diamond is deposited by chemical vapor deposition on two parallel substrates, by means of a plurality of filaments between said substrates. The substrates and filaments are in vertical configuration and the filaments are linear and spring-tensioned to compensate for thermal expansion and expansion caused by filament carburization. The apparatus includes at least one and preferably two temperature controlling means, usually heat sinks, to maintain substrate temperature in the range of 900.degree.-1000.degree. C., for optimum rate of diamond deposition.

Apparatus for synthetic diamond deposition including spring-tensioned

A plural substrate CVD apparatus for diamond crystal production utilizes spaced apart vertical, parallel, planar substrate panels with an electrical (direct current, D.C.) resistance filament heater therebetween. A hydrogen-hydrocarbon gas mixture flows between panels to come into contact with the heater and the panels to cause diamond crystal nucleation and growth on the substrate panels. The apparatus includes means for maintaining the spaced relationship of the heater from the substrate surfaces, comprising a rod member attached to one end of the heater and tensioned by a cable passing over a pulley member and attached to a weight.

Resistance heater for diamond production by CVD

Diamond is deposited by chemical vapor deposition on two parallel substrates, by means of a plurality of filaments between the substrates. The substrates and filaments are in vertical configuration and the filaments are prestressed to curve in a single plane parallel to the substrates, to allow for thermal expansion and expansion caused by filament carburization. The apparatus includes at least one and preferably two heat sinks to maintain substrate temperatures in the range of 900.degree.-1000.degree. C., for optimum rate of diamond deposition.

Apparatus for synthetic diamond deposition including curved filaments

A dynamically stiffened rotary tool construction is disclosed. The preferred stiffening means are a pair of spaced, adjustable, rotatably-mounted cam followers.

Dynamically stiffened rotary tool system

Transformer cores are made electrically conductive during impulse voltage condition when a certain voltage is attained by a coating of semiconductor material applied to the edges or surface of the core laminations. Under ordinary operating conditions the semiconductor material provides a high resistance path to charges in the core. Upon the occurrence of a high voltage impulse, the semiconductor material rapidly equalizes the charges in the laminations and so avoids the danger of breakdown of the insulating coatings between individual laminations.

Transformer core having charge dissipation facility

A vacuum interrupter latch release mechanism employs a pivotably mounted trigger action arm in cooperation with a support arm assembly to resist the force of a main spring until the normally closed interrupter must be opened. Rotating the trigger action arm causes a catch on the trigger arm to become disengaged from an associated stop provided on the support arm assembly and allows the support arm assembly to pivot under the force of the main spring while being resisted by its weaker support spring. The rotation of the support arm is accelerated by the main spring. After a short stroke, an associated linkage impacts a stop on the vacuum interrupter which then becomes opened. The large force of the main spring causes virtually no wearing effect on the catch and stop faces over long periods of continuous operation.

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Robert H Ettinger