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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Edward B. Ripley, Knoxville, TN (US);
William A. Ripley, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 6/00 (2006.01); G21G 1/00 (2006.01); G21K 5/08 (2006.01); G21G 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 6/00 (2013.01); G21G 1/001 (2013.01); G21G 1/0005 (2013.01); G21G 1/02 (2013.01); G21G 2001/0094 (2013.01); G21K 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An annular radioisotope target and method therefor that includes an inner cladding tube and a helical coil-shaped foil ribbon disposed over the inner cladding tube. The helical coil-shaped foil ribbon has a first end, a second end, a first edge and a second edge. An outer cladding tube is disposed over the helical coil-shaped foil ribbon and inner cladding tube, and end caps are attached to the outer cladding tube and the inner cladding tube.