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Electrical Detector for Detecting Liquid Metal leaks Princeton Docket # 15-3094-1Researchers in the Department of Engineering at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, have designed an electrical detector for detecting liquid metal leaks.Liquid metal has unique physical properties and many applications. For instance, liquid lithium is a candidate plasma facing component (PFC) material... Published: 4/2/2025   |   Inventor(s): Jacob Schwartz, Michael Jaworski Keywords(s): fusion Category(s): Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Low-Temperature Plasma Device for Sterilization and Anti-Viral Applications (PPPL) Low Temperature Plasma Device for Sterilization and Antiviral Applications Princeton Docket # 20-3699 Researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University have designed a flexible dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) device which produces a uniform, cold plasma for disinfection and sterilization. The device can easily be made into... Published: 3/26/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yevgeny Raitses, Shurik Yatom, Sophia Gershman Keywords(s): low-temperature plasma Category(s): Medical Devices/Diagnostics, Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals, Mechanical Engineering and Robotics

Self-Aligning Mirror Mechanism for Transmission Line Offset Correction Princeton Docket # 16-3187Researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University have designed a self-aligning mirror mechanism for transmission line offset correction. The self-aligning mechanism automatically adjusts mirrors to couple radiation between two or more offset waveguides or optical fibers. It is currently used to direct... Published: 2/25/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Gomez, Cara Bagley, Benjamin Tobias, Ali Zolfaghari, Alexandros Gerakis, Mary Demetillo Keywords(s):   Category(s): Medical Devices/Diagnostics

An Ultrasonic Plasma Microphone for Structural Health Monitoring Princeton Docket # 17-3317-1Researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, have invented a plasma microphone. The device uses plasma, an electrically conducting gas created by applying a voltage between two electrodes, to transduce acoustic waves to electronic signals. As a sound wave propagates through plasma, the pressure... Published: 2/4/2025   |   Inventor(s): Johan Carlsson Keywords(s):   Category(s): Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Quantum Computing and 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

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

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

Spheromak Gun for Inductive flux Injection Spheromak Gun for Inductive flux Injection Princeton Docket # 22-3902 PPPL and a collaborator have proposed the formation of a high flux spheromak by an inductive flux injection coaxial gun. The basic approach of the scheme is based on a principle in which plasmas relax toward the minimum energy state during spheromak formation, independent of initial... Published: 11/13/2024   |   Inventor(s): Masaaki Yamada, Hiroshi Gota Keywords(s): fusion Category(s): Energy and CleanTech

Debris mitigation in laser produced plasmas using three-dimensional manipulation of magnetic topology ­Debris Mitigation in Laser Produced Plasmas Using Three-Dimensional Manipulation of Magnetic Topology Princeton Docket # 20-3704 Moore's law dictates that computer chips become ever smaller. The devices that fabricate these chips are facing constraints governed by fundamental physics. In order to achieve small chip size, the next generation... Published: 11/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ahmed Diallo, Christopher Smiet, Ben Israeli, Marien Simeni Simeni Keywords(s): microelectronics Category(s): Materials, Quantum Computing and Electrical Engineering

Variable Radii Bitter Spiral Crystal Spectrometer Variable Radii Bitter Spiral Crystal Spectrometer Princeton Docket #22-3922-1 A novel high-resolution x-ray spectrometer for small or point-like emission sources has been developed using a crystal shape having both a variable major and minor radius of curvature. This variable-radii spiral spectrometer (VR-Spiral) allows five key spectrometer design... Published: 10/21/2024   |   Inventor(s): Novimir Pablant, Manfred Bitter, Kenneth Hill, Lan Gao, Frances Kraus, Philip Efthimion Keywords(s): engineering Category(s): Medical Devices/Diagnostics, Mechanical Engineering and Robotics

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