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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2009
Applicants:

Werner Kadrnoschka, Neudenau, DE;

Rainer Killinger, Recklinghausen, DE;

Ralf Kukies, Ottobrunn, DE;

Hans Leiter, Oedheim, DE;

Johann Mueller, Munich, DE;

Georg Schulte, Neuenstadt, DE;

Inventors:

Werner Kadrnoschka, Neudenau, DE;

Rainer Killinger, Recklinghausen, DE;

Ralf Kukies, Ottobrunn, DE;

Hans Leiter, Oedheim, DE;

Johann Mueller, Munich, DE;

Georg Schulte, Neuenstadt, DE;

Assignee:

Astrium GmbH, Taufkirchen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 7/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A plasma generator having a housing surrounding an ionization chamber, at least one working-fluid supply line leading into the ionization chamber, the ionization chamber having at least one outlet opening, at least one electric coil arrangement which surrounds at least one area of the ionization chamber, the coil arrangement being electrically connected with a high-frequency alternating-current source (AC) which is constructed such that it applies a high-frequency electric alternating current to at least one coil of the coil arrangement, is wherein a further current source (DC) is provided which is constructed such that it applies a direct voltage or an alternating voltage of a frequency lower than that of the voltage supplied by the high-frequency alternating current source (AC) to at least one coil of the coil arrangement.


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