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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. 19, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2011
Applicants:

Steven Richard Reese, Corvallis, OR (US);

Todd Stephen Palmer, Corvallis, OR (US);

Stephen Todd Keller, Corvallis, OR (US);

Madicken Munk, Corvallis, OR (US);

Inventors:

Steven Richard Reese, Corvallis, OR (US);

Todd Stephen Palmer, Corvallis, OR (US);

Stephen Todd Keller, Corvallis, OR (US);

Madicken Munk, Corvallis, OR (US);

Assignee:

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Corvallis, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 1/00 (2006.01); G21G 1/02 (2006.01); G21K 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 1/02 (2013.01); G21G 1/00 (2013.01); G21K 5/08 (2013.01); G21G 2001/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract

An isotope production target may include an outer diameter wall and an inner diameter wall. An isotope source may be located between the inner diameter wall and the outer diameter wall, and the isotope source may comprise fissile material interspersed with one or more voided regions. A central region may be located within the inner diameter wall, and the central region may be configured to house a neutron thermalization volume.


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