Back to results
US 5,419,142 AGranted
Thermal protection for superconducting magnets
OwnerJeremy A. Goodinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Apparatus for maintaining a superconducting magnet which is refrigerated within a cryostat at or near its operating temperature in the event of the cryostatic refrigerator ceasing to operate comprising a heat sink within the cryostat and in thermal communication with the magnet and means automatically to transfer heat from the heat sink out of the cryostat.
Claims7
Apparatus for maintaining a superconducting magnet which is refrigerated within a cryostatic refrigerator at or near its operating temperature in the event of said cryostatic refrigerator ceasing to operate, said apparatus comprising
- a heat sink within said cryostatic refrigerator and in thermal communication with said magnet, and
- means automatically to transfer heat from said heat sink out of said cryostatic refrigerator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.