Metastable gas heating

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9681557
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14292397

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A heating apparatus includes a gas supply for providing a base gas, a generator configured to excite the base gas to produce a metastable gas mixture that includes a metastable gas, and a housing. The housing includes a wall shaped to contain the metastable gas mixture and selectively enclose a reactive element of a target component. Interaction between the metastable gas and at least one of a coupling material and the reactive element transfers energy to selectively heat the at least one of the coupling material and the target component.

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ELWHA LLC11235 S E 6TH STREET SUITE 200 BELLEVUE WA 98004

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Driscoll, Tom San Diego, US 88 2013
Duncan, William D Mill Creek, US 115 1510
Hyde, Roderick A Redmond, US 2911 61857
Ishikawa, Muriel Y Livermore, US 1367 34670
Kare, Jordin T Seattle, US 1471 26455
Petroski, Robert C Seattle, US 222 4232
Tegreene, Clarence T Mercer Island, US 1905 49070
Tuckerman, David B Lafayette, US 241 6551
Whitmer, Charles North Bend, US 585 15778
Wood, Victoria Y H Livermore, US 597 12796
Wood,, Jr Lowell L Bellevue, US 2836 53047

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