US Patent 5,041,760 (Koloc Compound Plasma)
ID: koloc-patent-5041760
Summary
Koloc continuation patent referencing Marx generators, capacitor banks, Blumlein lines. Granted August 20, 1991.
Overview
US Patent 5,041,760, titled 'Method and Apparatus for Generating and Utilizing a Compound Plasma Configuration' and granted on August 20, 1991, to inventor Paul M. Koloc, defines an advanced pulsed-power approach to forming stable, high-Beta (plasma) plasmoids. Structured as a continuation of Koloc's earlier work on magnetoplasmoids (commonly termed 'Plasmacs'), the patent specifies the integration of rapid energy-discharge systems, including Marx generators, high-voltage capacitor banks, and Blumlein transmission lines, to drive dynamic plasma compression. The apparatus is designed to generate self-confining, force-free magnetic field geometries capable of maintaining thermal and particle confinement at extreme energy densities. Within the historical lineage of pulsed magnetic confinement, Koloc's technical architecture parallels concepts developed during the Astron Project Inception and early particle acceleration research initiated under the First Accelerator Patent Application. By detailing precise pulse-forming networks required to overcome standard magnetohydrodynamic instabilities, Patent 5,041,760 serves as a documented public benchmark for non-traditional compact toroid and dense plasma focus configurations evaluated across defense and academic laboratories.
Significance
Within the broader classified and advanced aerospace energy ecosystem, US Patent 5,041,760 occupies a foundational position bridging cold-war pulsed-power engineering with modern high-energy-density plasma propulsion. Koloc's compound plasma concept directly informed subsequent investigations into field-reversed configurations and magneto-inertial fusion, reflecting research trajectories later pursued by organizations like MSNW LLC under Dr. John Slough. The patent's focus on high-power pulse shaping, Blumlein lines, and extreme current discharge aligns technically with advanced electromagnetic propulsion concepts, such as the 1990 Banduric Electromagnetic Propulsion Patent. Furthermore, the operational principles of force-free plasma compression described in US Patent 5,041,760 foreshadowed theoretical constructs seen in the Pais-SSP-Lockheed Triangle and patents filed by Dr. Salvatore Pais through Naval Air Systems Command. Rather than representing isolated intellectual property, Koloc's patent represents a documented node in the evolution of compact fusion concepts, providing technical precedent for analyzing later applied research evaluated within the Network Graph.
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