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US 2025/0123175 A1Published application
Vacuum bellows integrity validation tool
AssigneeFermi Research Alliance, LLC
InventorsTimothy Warren Hamerla, Richard Allan Andrews, Zuxing Chen
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Abstract
A vacuum bellows integrity validation tool comprises two first side gripper plates mounted to a first support plate, two second side gripper plates mounted to a second support plate, and a separator dowel configured to engage the first support plate and the second plate.
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A system comprising:
- at least one first side gripper plate mounted to a first support plate;
- at least one second side gripper plate mounted to a second support plate;
- and
- a separator dowel configured to engage the first support plate and the second plate.
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A validation tool comprising:
- at least one first side gripper plate mounted to a first support plate, the first support plate comprising a female threaded receiving port;
- at least one second side gripper plate mounted to a second support plate, the second support plate comprising a female threaded receiving port;
- and
- a threaded separator dowel configured to engage the female threaded receiving port of the first support plate and the female threaded receiving port of the second support plate.
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A method for validating bellows vacuum integrity with a tool comprising:
- inserting a tool into a bellows, the tool comprising:
- at least one first side gripper plate mounted to a first support plate, the first support plate comprising a female threaded receiving port;
- at least one second side gripper plate mounted to a second support plate, the second support plate comprising a female threaded receiving port;
- and
- a threaded separator dowel configured to engage the female threaded receiving port of the first support plate and the female threaded receiving port of the second support plate;
- expanding the bellows with the tool;
- drawing a vacuum in the bellows;
- and
- identifying leaks in the bellows.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.