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Process and Apparatus for Energy Storage and Release

Description: Patent regarding a process and apparatus for energy storage and release.
Date: January 13, 2005
Creator: Imholt, Timothy; Allara, David L., 1937-; Gnade, Bruce & Roberts, James A.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Method of Determining the Extent to which a Nickel Structure has been Attached by a Fluorine-Containing Gas

Description: The method of determining the extent to which a nickel structure has been attacked by a halogen containing gas to which it has been exposed which comprises preparing a quantity of water substantially free from dissolved oxygen, passing ammonia gas through a cuprammonium solution to produce ammonia substantially free from oxygen, dissolving said oxygen-free ammonia in said water to produce a saturated aqueous ammonia solution free from uncombined oxygen, treating at least a portion of said nicke… more
Date: July 13, 2004
Creator: Brusie, James P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Imaging Fourier transform spectrometer

Description: This invention is comprised of an imaging Fourier transform spectrometer having a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer providing a series of images to a focal plane array camera. The focal plane array camera is clocked to a multiple of zero crossing occurrences as caused by a moving mirror of the Fourier transform infrared spectrometer and as detected by a laser detector such that the frame capture rate of the focal plane array camera corresponds to a multiple of the zero crossing rate of th… more
Date: September 13, 1993
Creator: Bennett, C. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Amorphous silicon/polycrystalline thin film solar cells

Description: An improved photovoltaic solar cell is described including a p-type amorphous silicon layer, intrinsic amorphous silicon, and an n-type polycrystalline semiconductor such as cadmium sulfide, cadmium zinc sulfide, zinc selenide, gallium phosphide, and gallium nitride. The polycrystalline semiconductor has an energy bandgap greater than that of the amorphous silicon. The solar cell can be provided as a single-junction device or a multijunction device.
Date: March 13, 1991
Creator: Ullal, H. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Vanadium-pumped titanium x-ray laser

Description: A resonantly photo-pumped x-ray laser is formed of a vanadium and titanium foil combination that is driven by two beams of intense line focused optical laser radiation. Ground state neon-like titanium ions are resonantly photo-pumped by line emission from fluorine-like vanadium ions.
Date: February 13, 1991
Creator: Nilsen, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Capacitively-Coupled Inductive Sensor

Description: It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a capacitively-coupled inductive shunt current sensor. To achieve the other object, and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the apparatus of this invention may comprise a capacitively coupled inductive shunt current sensor comprising: annular inductive channel means formed in a conductor carrying a high voltage pulsed current; an electrode capacitively coupled to said con… more
Date: April 13, 1981
Creator: Ekdahl, C. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Compressor surge counter

Description: A surge counter for a rotating compressor is provided which detects surging by monitoring the vibration signal from an accelerometer mounted on the shaft bearing of the compressor. The circuit detects a rapid increase in the amplitude envelope of the vibration signal, e.g., 4 dB or greater in less than one second, which is associated with a surge onset and increments a counter. The circuit is rendered nonresponsive for a period of about 5 seconds following the detection which corresponds to the… more
Date: April 13, 1981
Creator: Castleberry, K.N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Neutral beamline with improved ion-energy recovery

Description: A neutral beamline employing direct energy recovery of unneutralized residual ions is provided which enhances the energy recovery of the full energy ion component of the beam exiting the neutralizer cell, and thus improves the overall neutral beamline efficiency. The unneutralized full energy ions exiting the neutralizer are deflected from the beam path and the electrons in the cell are blocked by a magnetic field applied transverse to the beam direction in the neutralizer exit region. The ions… more
Date: April 13, 1981
Creator: Kim, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Neutral beamline with improved ion-energy recovery

Description: A neutral beamline generator with unneutralized ion energy recovery is provided which enhances the energy recovery of the full energy ion component of the beam exiting the neutralizer cell of the beamline. The unneutralized full energy ions exiting the neutralizer are deflected from the beam path and the electrons in the cell are blocked by a magnetic field applied transverse to the beamline in the cell exit region. The ions, which are generated at essentially ground potential and accelerated t… more
Date: April 13, 1981
Creator: Dagenhart, William K.; Haselton, Halsey H.; Stirling, William L. & Whealton, John H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Combination ring cavity and backward Raman waveguide amplifier

Description: A combination regenerative ring and backward Raman waveguide amplifier and a combination regenerative ring oscillator and backward Raman waveguide amplifier which produce Raman amplification, pulse compression, and efficient energy extraction from the CO/sub 2/ laser pump signal for conversion into a Stokes radiation signal. The ring cavity configuration allows the CO/sub 2/ laser pump signal and Stokes signal to copropagate through the Raman waveguide amplifier. The backward Raman waveguide am… more
Date: March 13, 1981
Creator: Kurnit, N.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Receiver for solar-energy collector having improved aperture aspect

Description: A secondary concentrator for use in receiver systems for linear focusing primary concentrators is provided with reflector wings at each end. The wings increase the capture of light rays reflected from areas adjacent the rim of a primary concentrator, increasing the apparent aperture size of the receiver as viewed from the rim of the primary concentrator. The length, tilt, and curvature of the wing reflectors can be adjusted to provide a receiver having a desired aperture aspect.
Date: March 13, 1981
Creator: McIntire, W.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Seal assembly

Description: A seal assembly comprises a tube rotatable about its longitudinal axis and having two longitudinally spaced flanges projecting radially outwardly from the outer surface thereof. Slidably positioned against one of the flanges is a seal ring, and disposed between this seal ring and the other flange are two rings that are forced apart by springs, one of the latter rings being attached to a flexible wall.
Date: March 13, 1981
Creator: Morgan, J. G.; Rennich, M. J. & Whatley, M. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Steering system for a train of rail-less vehicles

Description: A steering system for use with a multiple vehicle train is disclosed which permits tracking without rails of one vehicle after another. This system is particularly useful for moving conveyor systems into and out of curved paths of room and pillar underground mine installations. The steering system features an elongated steering bar pivotally connected to each of adjacent vehicles at end portions of the bar permitting angular orientation of each vehicle in respect to the steering bar and other v… more
Date: March 13, 1981
Creator: Voight, Edward Theodore
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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System for utilizing shale oil fines. [Patent application]

Description: A system is provided for utilizing fines of carbonaceous materials such as particles or pieces of oil shale of about one-half inch or less diameter which are rejected for use in some conventional or prior surface retorting process, which obtains maximum utilization of the energy content of the fines and which produces a waste which is relatively inert and of a size to facilitate disposal. The system includes a cyclone retort which pyrolyzes the fines in the presence of heated gaseous combustion… more
Date: March 13, 1981
Creator: Harak, A. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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