ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,689, issued on April 7, was assigned to General Fusion Inc. (Richmond, Canada).
"Rotating core plasma compression system" was invented by Joerg Zimmermann (Vancouver, Canada), Robert Bouchal (Surrey, Canada) and William Randolph Smith II (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plasma compression system comprises a plasma containment vessel, an annular rotating core inside the vessel, and a plurality of compression drivers fixedly mounted to an outer surface of the vessel wall. The annular rotating core contains a liquid medium and is rotatable to circulate the liquid medium and form a liquid liner with a cavity. The rotat...