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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:
Feb. 29, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russell M Kulsrud, Princeton, NJ (US);
Harold P Furth, Princeton, NJ (US);
Ernest J Valeo, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Maurice Goldhaber, Bayport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376143 ; 376107 ; 376130 ; 376146 ; 376152 ; 376915 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling the reaction rates of the fuel atoms in a fusion reactor comprises the step of polarizing the nuclei of the fuel atoms in a particular direction relative to the plasma confining magnetic field. Fusion reaction rates can be increased or decreased, and the direction of emission of the reaction products can be controlled, depending on the choice of polarization direction.