Vacuum sealing flange

Title: Vacuum sealing flange

Abstract

Flange technologies are described for a flange comprising a first and second side. Each side may include a knife edge surface disposed circumferentially around a base surface and a periphery section disposed around the knife edge surface. The knife edge surface and the periphery section are effective to define grooves therebetween. The flange may include an alloy with a relatively high thermal conductivity and yield strength. The flange may include water channels to remove heat.

Inventors:: Sharma, Sushil Kumar; Doom, Jr., Lewis Garth; Amundsen, Christopher; Hussain, Muhammad Aftab; DePaola, Frank A.; Lincoln, Frank Charles; Hetzel, Charles; De La Parra, Charles S.; Palecek, Jr., Paul Edward

Issue Date:: 2019-05-07

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1568300

Patent Number(s):: 10,281,069

Application Number:: 15/036,186

Assignee:: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 10/21/2014

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Sharma, Sushil Kumar, Doom, Jr., Lewis Garth, Amundsen, Christopher, Hussain, Muhammad Aftab, DePaola, Frank A., Lincoln, Frank Charles, Hetzel, Charles, De La Parra, Charles S., and Palecek, Jr., Paul Edward. Vacuum sealing flange.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Sharma, Sushil Kumar, Doom, Jr., Lewis Garth, Amundsen, Christopher, Hussain, Muhammad Aftab, DePaola, Frank A., Lincoln, Frank Charles, Hetzel, Charles, De La Parra, Charles S., & Palecek, Jr., Paul Edward. Vacuum sealing flange.  United States.

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                    Sharma, Sushil Kumar, Doom, Jr., Lewis Garth, Amundsen, Christopher, Hussain, Muhammad Aftab, DePaola, Frank A., Lincoln, Frank Charles, Hetzel, Charles, De La Parra, Charles S., and Palecek, Jr., Paul Edward. Tue .  
        "Vacuum sealing flange".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568300.

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  title        = {Vacuum sealing flange},

  author       = {Sharma, Sushil Kumar and Doom, Jr., Lewis Garth and Amundsen, Christopher and Hussain, Muhammad Aftab and DePaola, Frank A. and Lincoln, Frank Charles and Hetzel, Charles and De La Parra, Charles S. and Palecek, Jr., Paul Edward},

  abstractNote = {Flange technologies are described for a flange comprising a first and second side. Each side may include a knife edge surface disposed circumferentially around a base surface and a periphery section disposed around the knife edge surface. The knife edge surface and the periphery section are effective to define grooves therebetween. The flange may include an alloy with a relatively high thermal conductivity and yield strength. The flange may include water channels to remove heat.},

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  place        = {United States},

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Compatible vacuum seal patent, November 1976

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Seal structure for metal vacuum joint patent, August 1987

Ultra-high vacuum device gasket with means of insertion and removal patent, January 1990

Screw seal patent, August 1990

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Vacuum system coupler patent, September 1997

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Perimeter weld flanges patent, August 2001

Process for the production of a composite component that can resist high thermal stress patent, September 2002

Radial wedge flange clamp patent, December 2002

Methods and apparatus for flange sealing patent, January 2007

Minimal thickness, double-sided flanges for ultra-high vacuum components patent, June 2012

Compatible vacuum seal
patent, November 1976

Flange union with improved metal-to-metal seals
patent, January 1984

Seal structure for metal vacuum joint
patent, August 1987

Ultra-high vacuum device gasket with means of insertion and removal
patent, January 1990

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patent, August 1990

Metal seal flange assembly
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Rotatable vacuum flange
patent, November 1992

Precision optical slit for high heat load or ultra high vacuum
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Hermetically sealed optical mounting assembly
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Metal gasket, vacuum flange for the metal gasket, and vacuum seal structure using the metal gasket
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Process for the production of a composite component that can resist high thermal stress
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