CALUTRON
CALUTRON
CALUTRON RECEIVERS
US Pat. 2727151 - Filed Feb 19, 1946
... 723961. CALUTRON RECEIVERS. Filed Feb., CALUTRON RECEIVERS Sheets-Sheet ... CALUTRON ION SOURCE
US Pat. 2848621 - Filed Jan 16, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application January 16
CALUTRON ... BROBECK
US Pat. 2873376 - Filed Feb 21, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application February 21
It especially relates to a mechanism of the type referred to as: a "calutron"
and that is disclosed in considerable detail in U.'.S. Patent No. ... WASH WATER
US Pat. 2768813 - Filed May 28, 1945 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Original application March SI
In accordance with this process, uranium of natural or normal isotopic
composition is treated in a first-stage calutron in order . to produce as a
product ... APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF AN ION BEAM IN A CALUTRON
US Pat. 2819401 - Filed Sep 25, 1944
The combination comprising a calutron for iso- and for rendering effective said
shunted portion of said topically enriching an element having at least one ... PROCESS OF RECOVERING URANIUM FROM SOLUTION
US Pat. 2781303 - Filed Mar 31, 1945
(Cl. 204—1.5) The present invention relates to processes of treating calutron
wash solutions, and more particularly to plant processes of recovering uranium
... ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS OF SALVAGING URANIUM
US Pat. 2773820 - Filed Sep 14, 1944
More specifically, the calutron mentioned is especially designed to produce
uranium enriched with the isotope U235- In the copending application of James M.
... NHIQH
US Pat. 2856263 - Filed Apr 21, 1944
Source region of the first-stage calutron is treated to render it recyclable
therein; the first-stage enriched uranium is stored for use in. the ... ELECTRIC DISCHARGE DEVICES
US Pat. 2717962 - Filed Mar 31, 1944 - the United States of America as represented by the United States Atomic Energy Commission Application March 31
20 Another object of the invention is to provide a calutron ion source having an
... 30 In carrying out the objects of the present invention, a calutron ion ... PRODUCING MECHANISM
US Pat. 2848620 - Filed Aug 11, 1945 - the United States of America as represented by the United States Atomic Energy Commission Application August 11
However, it may be stated in passing that a calutron comprises an ... After the
calutron has been operated for a suitable period it will be found that there ... ION SOURCE UNITS
US Pat. 2733348 - Filed Jun 11, 1946
(Cl.— 41.9) This invention relates to calutrons and more particularly to the
electrode arrangement in the arc block of a calutron ion source. ... ISOTOPE ENRICHMENT PROCESS
US Pat. 2758006 - Filed Apr 21, 1944
Thus it will be understood that in a first-stage calutron, the deposit of ...
The starting material employed as a charge in the second-stage calutron is UCU
... PRECIPITATING
US Pat. 2843451 - Filed Aug 16, 1944
Thus it will be understood that in a first-stage calutron, the deposit of ...
The starting material employed as a charge in the first-stage calutron is UC1.
... WATER
US Pat. 2771340 - Filed Jun 27, 1944 - the United States
of America as represented by the United States Atomic
At the outset, it is noted that a "calutron" is a machine of the character of
... Such a calutron essentially comprises means for vaporizing a quantity of ... DORWARD
US Pat. 2873375 - Filed Feb 14, 1946
One of the important factors in operating a calutron is the regulation of the
rate of ionization of the material being processed. ... LAWRENCE
US Pat. 2852689 - Filed Nov 28, 1945 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application November 28
A source for a calutron includes a chamber for holding a quantity of material
... Another object of the invention is to provide a calutron ion source having
... KAMEN
US Pat. 2790701 - Filed Apr 21, 1944 - the Ubited X
For example, the calutron, as well as the conversion steps of the process, ...
In a process for reclaiming uranium values from calutron parts which contain ... RICHARDSON
US Pat. 2725480 - Filed Jun 14, 1946 - the
United Siates of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application June 14
Electrons are liberated incident to the operation of the calutron and tend to
move toward these positive members. Due to the fact, however, that a strong ... OPPENHEIMER
US Pat. 2719925 - Filed Feb 23, 1944 - the United States of America as represented by the United States Atomic Energy Commission Application February 23
Still another object of the invention is to provide a calutron ion ... 2 is a
diagrammatic sectional view of the calutron taken along the line 2—2 in Fig. ... FRANKEL
US Pat. 2724058 - Filed Aug 29, 1945 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application August 29
In- its presently preferred form, a calutron comprises an evacuated ... In
general, the calutron comprises an evacuated tank placed between the poles of an
... CONTROL FOR ISOTOPE SEPARATING
US Pat. 2947867 - Filed Aug 15, 1946 - by
mesne assignments
(Cl.—41.9) This invention relates generally to isotope separating apparatus of
the electromagnetic type, commonly referred to as a calutron, and is more ... STARTING
US Pat. 2855270 - Filed Oct 20, 1944
At the outset, it is noted that a "calutron" is a machine of the character of
... Such a calutron essentially comprises means for vaporizing a quantity of ... ANDREWS
US Pat. 2871361 - Filed Mar 28, 1946 - the proximate dimensions
More specifically, the invention re- necessary to provide a support for the face
plate which lates to a device known as a "calutron," a term whose will ... CALUTRON
US Pat. 2733349 - Filed Aug 15, 1946 -
CALUTRON ... LOFGREN
US Pat. 2851607 - Filed Aug 29, 1945 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application August 29
In a calutron having means for transmitting an ion beam through a magnetic ...
When the receiver described herein is to be employed in a calutron fed with a
... DUAL HEATED ION SOURCE STRUCTURE
US Pat. 2882409 - Filed Jun 14, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application June 14
41.9) 10 This invention relates to ion sources for calutrons and 15 more
particularly to an electrode arrangement for the ion generator of a calutron ion
... OPPENHEIMER
US Pat. 2848622 - Filed Jan 16, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application January 16
19, 1958 CALUTRON ION SOURCE Frank Oppenheimer, Berkeley, Calif., assignor to
the United States of America as represented by the United States Atomic Energy
... CALUTRON ION SOURCE SLIT CLEANER
US Pat. 2901619 - Filed Oct 8, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application October 8
A calutron is a term which has been defined as "any apparatus or machine wherein
... In general, however, an ion source of a calutron projects ions into a ... CALUTRONS
US Pat. 2852688 - Filed Oct 15, 1945 - the X
_ States Atomic Energy Commission Accordingly, it is one object of this
invention to provide means for mounting the evacuated vessel of a calutron ... CALUTRON CONTROL CIRCUIT
US Pat. 2733350 - Filed Aug 15, 1946 - the United States of
America as represented by the United States Atomic
Energy Commission
Application August 15
(Cl. 250— 41.9) This invention relates to a protective arrangement for a
calutron to prevent inadvertent overheating of water- cooled structure of the
... REGULATOR FOR CALUTRON ION SOURCE
US Pat. 2733345 - Filed Nov 28, 1945 - the United therebetween
The present invention relates to regulators for electric 10 discharge devices
and more particularly to regulators for calutron ion sources. ... CALUTRON PLANT ARRANGEMENT
US Pat. 2884527 - Filed Aug 9, 1946 - r
(Cl. 250—41.9) The present invention relates to a calutron system, and more
particularly to a system arranged to provide for cooling of tank walls. ... CALUTRON ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING MEANS
US Pat. 2871362 - Filed Mar 28, 1946 -
More specifically, the invention relates provide a support for the face plate
which will sustain to a device known in the art at a "calutron," a term its ... CALUTRON RECEIVERS
US Pat. 2725477 - Filed May 28, 1945 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application May 28
The essential basic elements 25 of a .calutron include an evacuated chamber ...
In its presently preferred form, the calutron comprises 35 an evacuated tank ... CALUTRON OPERATION
US Pat. 2714667 - Filed Jun 18, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application June 18
(Cl. 250—) This invention relates to calutrons and particularly to the operation
of a calutron under automatic control. A calutron of the type to which my ... CALUTRON RECEIVER
US Pat. 2891162 - Filed Aug 27, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application August 27
... 724155 ... 27, SW BARNES CALUTRON RECEIVER ... CALUTRON STRUCTURE
US Pat. 2713641 - Filed Apr 25, 1946 - the United States of America as represented
by the United States Atomic Energy Commission
Application April 25
... 724029 ... July, Filed April 25, BT WRIGHT ETAL CALUTRON STRUCTURE ... CALUTRON PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT
US Pat. 2888564 - Filed Jun 10, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application June 10
This insulating block ture associated with the calutron ion source. 41 is so
arranged that cooling water flows through the A calutron is an electron ... CALUTRON SYSTEM
US Pat. 2847576 - Filed Jan 16, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the Atomic
Energy Commission
Application January 16
Aug., Filed Jan., EO LAWRENCE CALUTRON SYSTEM 2847576 2 Sheets-Sheet l •J7A8 -
INVENTOR ERNEST O.LAWRENCE BY ATTORNEY ... IGN SOURCE UNIT FOR CALUTRON
US Pat. 2882406 - Filed May 14, 1946 - the United States of America as
represented by the United States Atomic Energy Com
DH SLOAN ET ALIGN SOURCE UNIT FOR CALUTRON Filed May, 2882406 3 Sheets-Sheet .
INVENTORS DAI/ID H. SLOAN HUBERT P. YOCKEY FRED H. SCHMIDT BY ... ION SOURCE FOR A CALUTRON
US Pat. 2817763 - Filed Aug 28, 1945 -
Dec. 24, .Filed Aug. 28, JG BACKUS ION SOURCE FOR A CALUTRON 2317,763 5 Sheets-
Sheet 3 u-. <^ INVENTOR. •JOHN G. BACKUS BY ... DISSOLVING URANIUM METAL
US Pat. 2879130 - Filed Dec 11, 1945 - the United States of America
as represented by the United States Atomic Energy
Commission
Application December 11
More specifically, the calutron mentioned is especially designed to produce
uranium enriched with the isotope U235. In the copending application of James M.
... ROSENFELD
US Pat. 2869981 - Filed Dec 8, 1944 - fee United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application December S
To this wash solution there is added makeup material in the form of a wash
solution derived from the second-stage calutron, and comprising the wash solu-
... SOLUTION H
US Pat. 2886409 - Filed Sep 18, 1945 - the United States of America as
represented by the United States Atomic Energy Com
Accordingly, in the present process it will be understood 15 that in the event '
the calutron comprises a first-stage calutron, the deposit of uranium in the ... BOYER
US Pat. 2743228 - Filed Apr 21, 1944 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application April 21
In accordance with this process, uranium of natural or normal isotopic
composition is treated in a first- stage calutron in order to produce as a
product ... R ZUMWALT
US Pat. 2873167 - Filed Sep 9, 1944 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application September 9
In order to obtain this desired enrichment of the uranium product by utilizing
the calutron method, it has been found most convenient to use first-stage and
... TO DISCARD
US Pat. 2761757 - Filed Apr 18, 1944 - o
At the outset, it is noted that a "calutron" is a machine of the character ...
Such a calutron essentially comprises means for vaporizing a quantity of ... ALKALI
US Pat. 2911283 - Filed Oct 16, 1944 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Original application October 16
At the outset, it is noted that a "calutron" is a machine of ... Such a calutron
essentially comprises means for vaporizing a quantity of material ... HEATER
US Pat. 2821632 - Filed Sep 25, 1944 - the United roots of the masses of the ions
With such an elec- A further object is to provide a calutron with an im- trode
... 40 an ion source is used in a calutron, an arc of effectively in- The ... BALDWIN
US Pat. 2888563 - Filed May 14, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application May 14
United States Patent Office This invention relates to a protective circuit for
the 15 cathode of a calutron. An object of the invention is to provide a ... ACCELERATING
US Pat. 2833927 - Filed Nov 17, 1944 - the United more favorable volatility characteristics than any hereto
More particularly, proved method for operating a calutron in which uranium the
invention relates to methods for ionizing uranium hexachloride is employed as
... DAVIDSON
US Pat. 2921199 - Filed Jun 28, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application June 28
It is an object of the invention to improve calutron operation by producing a
... Another object of the invention is to provide an improved calutron process
... MILLER
US Pat. 2850635 - Filed Aug 28, 1945 - the United
1 2 calutron ion source apparatus employing a plurality of independently
regulated ... 2 850 635 Another object of the invention is to provide a calutron
... BACKUS
US Pat. 2890337 - Filed Jun 28, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application June 28
The invention provides a virtual focus of origin for the ion beam of a calutron.
This is advantageous in that the ions may be withdrawn from an arc plasma ... HEA TEFF
US Pat. 2717963 - Filed Mar 10, 1945 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application March 10
Another object of the invention is to provide a calutron ion source having ...
In carrying out the objects of the present invention, a calutron ion source ... ION PRODUCING MECHANISM
US Pat. 2600151 - Filed Aug 15, 1946 - o
This general structure, therefore, could be used in a calutron or other device
wherein ions of uranium or any other metal ... M BROBECK
US Pat. 2883541 - Filed Feb 21, 1946 - the
United States
In Figures to 5 of the Lawrence application, there is disclosed a particular
form of calutron with which one embodiment of the present invention is ... DE LIBAN
US Pat. 2745964 - Filed May 3, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application May 3
At the outset, it is noted that a "calutron" is a machine of the character of
... Such a calutron essentially comprises means for vapor- izing a quantity of
... H DAVIDSON
US Pat. 2900237 - Filed Apr 5, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application April 5
More particularly, it pertains to the loading of storage receptacles, or charge
bottles such as are used in charging calutron vaporizers, by condensing in ... STARR
US Pat. 2943195 - Filed Feb 21, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Filed Feb
The term calutron relates to an apparatus for treating a ... More particularly,
a calutron is defined in the art as "any apparatus or machine where isotope ... ISOTOPE SEPARATING APPARATUS CONTROL
US Pat. 2901620 - Filed Oct 8, 1946 - by mesne This control system is particularly applicable to the sepa
Another object of the invention is to provide a novel An important consideration
in the optimum operation calutron receiver particularly adapted to provide ... SUPPLY
US Pat. 2719233 - Filed Sep 20, 1944 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application September 20
2 is a diagrammatic sectional view of the calutron taken along the line 2 — 2 in
Fig. ... At the outset, it is noted that a "calutron" is a machine of the ... TOLMIE
US Pat. 2852685 - Filed Jan 26, 1945 - the United
1 and 2 of the drawings, there is illustrated a calutron 10 comprising magnetic
... Also, vacuum A calutron is a device for increasing the proportion of 20 ... WRIGHT
US Pat. 2725478 - Filed Jul 19, 1945 -
3 is a plan view partly in cross section of a calutron tion and particularly to
a device for altering the distribu- constructed according to the invention, ... ION PRODUCING APPARATUS
US Pat. 2715692 - Filed Sep 20, 1946
In the most common present use of a calutron unit, the charge material ... For
the foregoing reasons, it is found that in the operation of a calutron unit, ... KERNS
US Pat. 2847270 - Filed Nov 28, 1945 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application November 28
In a calutron, the ion beam for a particular isotope is substantially in the ...
For most efficient operation of a calutron it is obviously desirable to ... MASS SEPARATORS
US Pat. 2874295 - Filed Feb 4, 1946 - the United States of America as repre
In a calutron having means establishing a magnetic field and a vacuum envelope
disposed therein having a lator and the tube for supplying electrical ... MACKENZIE
US Pat. 2850638 - Filed Jan 4, 1946 - fes
United States of America as represented fey the limited
In a calutron the electric arc operates in a magnetic field and extends between
a filament, serving as a cathode, and an anode disposed away from the ... WAITE
US Pat. 2721273 - Filed Jan 16, 1946 - by mesne as
Also, in order to set up a stantially uniform field through a plurality of
calutron required magnetic field, the windings will normally have tanks. ... ELECTRIC DISCHARGE DEVICE
US Pat. 2712078 - Filed Dec 3, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application December 3
The detailed construction and operation of a calutron is fully set forth in ...
A calutron is a device for separating and collecting isotopes of elements ... CALUTMON STRUCTURE
US Pat. 2853616 - Filed Sep 19, 1945 - the
United States of America as represented fey the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application September 19
The type of isotope separating apparatus described in this application is known
as a calutron. My invention as disclosed herein is concerned with an ... BARNES
US Pat. 2901617 - Filed May 14, 1946 - by raesne wall separating this pocket from the pocket for receiving
assignments
25, 1959 Filed May 14, 1946 SW BARNES CALUTRON RECEIVER ... PETERS
US Pat. 2758213 - Filed Aug 27, 1946 - the United
States of America as
For a complete disclosure of a calutron and its mode of operation, reference is
... The presently preferred form of the calutron comprises an evacuated tank ... HOFACKER
US Pat. 2853657 - Filed Sep 4, 1945 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application September 4
Magnets of the type illustrated herein are useful in combination with ion
separating means of the type referred to as the calutron which are illustrated
and ... HAND TRUCK FOR HANDLING EQUIPMENT
US Pat. 2874860 - Filed Jun 10, 1946 - by mesne as
1 and 2 and this may be the ion source 5 Of a calutron. Ordinarily the ion
source unit embodies a face plate which is represented by the rectangle in
broken ... FILAMENTO
US Pat. 2922044 - Filed May 8, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Original application May 8
19, 1960 CALUTRON Edward J. Lofgren, Albany, Calif., assignor to the United
States of ... Since the general construction of a calutron and the 10 detailed
... PARKINS
US Pat. 2725479 - Filed Feb 4, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application February 4
The presently preferred form of the calutron comprises an evacuated tank placed
... The present invention relates particularly to the portion of a calutron ... METHOD FOR PURIFYING URANIUM
US Pat. 2849285 - Filed Jun 26, 1944
This is true in -general of uranium obtained by treating natural uranium Jn an
isotope enriching device, such as a calutron of rthe type 'described and ... ISOTOPE SEPARATING APPARATUS
US Pat. 2714165 - Filed Jun 28, 1946 - by mesne as
... and erosion during calutron operation, their operation in this respect being
more completely explained in the aforementioned Howard W. Savage patent ... ION GENERATOR REGULATOR
US Pat. 2733344 - Filed Sep 18, 1945 -
Finally, the tubular liner 34 is electrically grounded to the calutron ground.
... 35 Considering now the general principle of operation of the calutron 10 ... IMPLEMENT FOR USE IN CHEMICAL
US Pat. 2639074 - Filed Apr 25, 1946 - the United States of America as represented
by the United States Atomic Energy Commis
An apparatus capable of effecting a separation of desired components from a
mixture of these isotopes is called a "calutron." Such a calutron essentially
... MAGNETIC SHIMS
US Pat. 2719924 - Filed Dec 28, 1945 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application December 28
Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 3, showing the means for mounting a shim
within the calutron tank. Figure 9 is a cross section the plane of which is ... OPFENHEIMER
US Pat. 2882411 - Filed Jun 28, 1946 - the X
Block 25 means for supplying to the tube a gas to be ionized. contains two
interconnecting reservoir bores and -. A calutron ... METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PURD
US Pat. 2574842 - Filed Sep 2, 1944 - the United States of America as represented
by the United States Atomic Energy Commis
"An apparatus capable of effecting a separation of desired components from a
mixture of these isotopes, is called a "calutron." Such a calutron essentially
... FOREIGN
US Pat. 2900509 - Filed Jul 24, 1946 - by mesne assignments
To provide the necessary . suitable for calutron service. The assembly of side
walls, rigidity and to accurately position the tank walls relative and ... CUMMINGS
US Pat. 2774479 - Filed Jan 5, 1945 - the
cost of the apparatus out of proportion to the advantage a "calutron wash
solution" containing uranium enriched 40 obtained for relatively large scale ... ADJUSTABLE ELECTRODE SUPPORT
US Pat. 2619609 - Filed Dec 13, 1946 - the
United States of America as represented by the
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Application December 13
One form of this equipment is known as the Calutron. Slits in the ionization
chamber must be aligned with slits in the accelerating electrode. ... GROUND INDICATOR FOR CALUTRONS
US Pat. 2755387 - Filed Dec 5, 1944 - the
United States of America as represented by the United
States Atomic Energy Commission
Application December 5
I claim: In a calutron, an ion receiver having an outer electrode and first and
second electrodes disposed therewithin for receiving beams of ions of a ... ELECTROLYTIC CELLS
US Pat. 2733202 - Filed Sep 28, 1944 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application September 28
... A calutron wash solu- trapped therein or amalgamated, therewith, ...
utilized in the treatment of a calutron wash solution, the example disclosed
below, ... SOLUTION
US Pat. 2839358 - Filed Nov 30, 1944
... 723507 ... CONTINUOUS ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS FOR R
US Pat. 2775552 - Filed Apr 21, 1944
... which wash solution is derived from a calutron of the 40 character of that
disclosed in the previously mentioned , application of Lawrence. ... JXGXC
US Pat. 2712079 - Filed Dec 13, 1946 - the United
States of America as represented by the United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Application December 13
June 28, LP HUNTER CALUTRON Filed Dec., ...  Stay up to date on these results using the patents RSS feed on calutron.
| 