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Title: Vacuum sealing flange

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1568300

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.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
Assignee:
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)
Patent Number(s):
10,281,069
Application Number:
15/036,186
OSTI ID:
1568300
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 10/21/2014
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Rotatable vacuum flange patent November 1992
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Ultrahigh vacuum mounting patent March 1988
Metal seal flange assembly patent January 1991
Methods and apparatus for flange sealing patent January 2007
Precision optical slit for high heat load or ultra high vacuum patent January 1995
Compatible vacuum seal patent November 1976
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Vacuum sealing structure patent December 1997
Perimeter weld flanges patent August 2001
Flange union with improved metal-to-metal seals patent January 1984
Laser Spiderweb Sensor Used with Portable Handheld Devices patent-application March 2016
Hermetically sealed optical mounting assembly patent October 1995
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Seal structure for metal vacuum joint patent August 1987
Minimal thickness, double-sided flanges for ultra-high vacuum components patent June 2012

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