Method Of Making A Vacuum-Tight Continuous Cable Feedthrough Device

Patent · Tue Jul 17 04:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:879622

Bazizi, Kamel Abdel ^[1]; Haelen, Thomas Eugene ^[2]; Lobkowicz, Frederick ^[3]; Slattery, Paul Francis ^[2]

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1. St. Louis, MO
2. Rochester, NY
3. Penfield, NY

A vacuum-tight cable feedthrough device includes a metallic first flange that is penetrated by a slot. Passing through the slot is a flat stripline cable that includes a plurality of conductive signal channels encompassed by a dielectric material on whose upper and lower surfaces is disposed a conductive material includes a ground. The stripline cable is sealed within the slot to provide a substantially vacuum-tight seal between the cable and the first flange. In a preferred embodiment, the cable feedthrough device includes a plurality, at least 16, of stripline cables. In a further preferred embodiment, the device includes a second flange and a bellows sealably connecting the first and second flanges, thereby providing a substantially vacuum-tight, flexible housing for the plurality of cables.

• Research Organization: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-91ER40685
• Assignee: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
• Patent Number(s): US 6260754
• Application Number: 09/431615
• OSTI ID: 879622
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English