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Production of Spin-Polarized Molecular Beams via Microwave or Infrared Rotational Excitation
Achieving high nuclear spin polarization in molecules is critical for enhancing the efficiency of nuclear fusion reactors and significantly boosting signals in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and medical imaging. However, existing methods face substantial limitations in meeting the demand for large quantities of highly polarized molecules. Conventional...
Published: 7/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ahmed Diallo, Jason Parisi, Theodore Rakitzis, Chrysovalantis Kannis
Keywords(s): fusion
Category(s): Plasma/Fusion
Spin-Polarized Fuels for Enhanced Tritium Burn Efficiency in Fusion Energy Systems
Magnetic confinement fusion power plants face a fundamental challenge in efficiently utilizing tritium fuel, a critical and limited resource. While increasing tritium burn efficiency (TBE)—the fraction of injected tritium that fuses—is desirable for fuel self-sufficiency and reducing inventory, existing approaches encounter an inherent trade-off:...
Published: 7/28/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jason Parisi, Ahmed Diallo, Jacob Schwartz
Keywords(s): fusion
Category(s): Plasma/Fusion
Compliant Wrist Reconstruction (Case No. 2023-261)
Summary: Researchers in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UCLA have developed a compliant wrist implant as an alternative to current wrist arthroplasty devices. Background: Conventional wrist replacements often lack the longevity and stability required to make total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) the preferred treatment for active patients with...
Published: 7/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Tyler Clites, Lauren Wessel, Jonathan Hopkins, Leonardo Ruffini, Armin Pomeroy, Nelson Soohoo
Keywords(s): biomedical implantation, compliant mechanisms, constraint design, device stability, fusion, Implant (Medicine), multi-degrees of freedom (DOF), Orthopaedics, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P)
Category(s): Medical Devices > Prosthetics, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease
Segmented Planar Stellarator Coils
Non-Confidential Brief Segmented Planar Stellarator Coils Princeton Docket # 25-4189-1 Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory propose a novel configuration of stellarator fusion reactor coils. Traditional stellarator coils incorporate a complex, non-planar design in order to magnetically confine the plasma in a specified equilibrium....
Published: 11/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Egemen Kolemen, Kian Orr, Dario Panici
Keywords(s): engineering, fusion, fusion - stellarators
Category(s): Plasma/Fusion
Single-Torus-Liquid-Metal-Coil fusion device to obtain all stellarator and tokamak configurations
Non-Confidential Brief Single-Torus-Liquid-Metal-Coil Fusion Device to Obtain All Stellarator and Tokamak Configurations Princeton Docket # 24-4079-1 Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have proposed a method for the design of fusion devices (tokamaks and stellarators) that achieve magnetic confinement of plasmas with...
Published: 8/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Egemen Kolemen, Francisco Saenz Castro, Dario Panici, Richard Majeski
Keywords(s): fusion
Category(s): Plasma/Fusion
Privacy-preserving range-free positioning of wireless devices
INV-23036 Background Collaborative positioning can be a useful approach in situations where a person needs to exchange information with nearby users. This can be particularly helpful when using a GNSS receiver in an urban area with limited satellite visibility or when indoors without the necessary technology to determine their location. Collaborative...
Published: 10/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Guillermo Hernandez, Gerald LaMountain, Pau Closas
Keywords(s): Crowdsourcing, cryptographic engineering, fusion, GNSS, Navigation, positioning systems, Privacy
Category(s): Technology Classifications > 3. Computer Science, Technology Classifications > 3. Computer Science > Cyber Security, Technology Classifications > 3. Computer Science > IoT, Technology Classifications > 3. Computer Science > Network communications
Quench Protection of Superconducting Coils using Inductively Coupled Conductors
Quench Protection of Superconducting Coils using Inductively Coupled Conductors Princeton Docket # 24-4076-1 Inventors at PPPL have conceived an invention focused on the protection of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) electromagnets. The innovation hinges on an integrated design method that employs inductively coupled normal-conducting elements...
Published: 12/3/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yuhu Zhai, Michael Zarnstorff
Keywords(s): fusion
Category(s): Plasma/Fusion, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
Ironless Linear Induction Motor Actuator for Magnetic Field Environment
Non-Confidential Brief Ironless Linear Induction Motor Actuator for Magnetic Field Environment Princeton Docket # 23-3984-1 Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have proposed an invention that allows use of a linear induction motor in the presence of a strong magnetic field. Standard electric motors and actuators will not work in...
Published: 1/21/2025   |   Inventor(s): Andrei Khodak, Jiarong Fang
Keywords(s): fusion
Category(s): Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Plasma/Fusion
Method for Reinforcement, Quench Protection, and Stabilization of Large All-Metal Superconducting Magnets [PPPL No. M-1054]
Non-Confidential Brief Method for Reinforcement, Quench Protection, and Stabilization of Large All-Metal Superconducting Magnets Princeton Docket # 24-4066-1 Inventors at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a novel technology with significant advantages in the design and protection of high temperature superconducting (HTS)...
Published: 6/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Zarnstorff, Yuhu Zhai
Keywords(s): fusion
Category(s): Energy and CleanTech, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Plasma/Fusion
Method and System for Using Quantum Incompressible Fluid to Achieve Fusion from Cavitation (UCLA Case No. 2022-110)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have developed a novel system and method to achieve thermonuclear fusion in a laboratory scale device. Background: Many energy experts believe that nuclear has a key role to play as a clean, stable, and readily-available source of power, despite a contentious history. Nuclear power...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Seth Putterman, John Koulakis
Keywords(s): acoustics, cavitation, clean energy, Fermi exclusion, Fermi fluid, fusion, fusion cavitation, incompressible fluid, molten salt, nuclear fusion, quantum incompressible fluid, sonoluminescence, thermal fusion, thermonuclear fusion, zero-carbon emission power
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Instrumentation, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation
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