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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1999
Yu Wang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Niskayuna, NY (US);
John Arthur Urbahn, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A superconductive magnet includes a cryogenic vessel enclosing superconductive coils, a thermal shield enclosing the cryogenic vessel, a vacuum enclosure enclosing the thermal shield, a tube suspension assembly having a plurality of tubes located between respective ones of the cryogenic vessel, thermal shield and vacuum enclosure and axially overlapped and interconnected with the cryogenic vessel, thermal shield and vacuum enclosure and the tubes forming bonded joints with one another, and a plurality of locking clip arrangements attached to and having portions at least partially overlapping the bonded joints of the tubes of the suspension assembly so as to reinforce and strengthen the bonded joints.