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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2007
Alexey L. Radovinsky, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alexander Zhukovsky, Brighton, MA (US);
Valery Fishman, Framingham, MA (US);
Alexey L. Radovinsky, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alexander Zhukovsky, Brighton, MA (US);
Valery Fishman, Framingham, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A novel thermal coupler apparatus and method to couple a cryocooler or another cooling device to a superconducting magnet or cooled object allows for replacement without a need to break the cryostat vacuum or to warm up the superconducting magnet or other cooled object. A method uses a pneumatic actuator for coupling, and a retractable mechanical actuator for uncoupling. Mechanical closing forces are balanced between the intermediate temperature and low temperature cooling surfaces and do not transfer to the cooled object. The pneumatic actuator provides permanent control under mechanical closing forces in the thermal coupling.
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