US PATENT SUBCLASS 376 / 121
.~ Magnetic confinement of plasma

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376 /   HD   INDUCED NUCLEAR REACTIONS: PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND ELEMENTS

100  DF  NUCLEAR FUSION {11}
121.~ Magnetic confinement of plasma {10}
122  DF  .~.~> Plasma formed in situ by laser
123  DF  .~.~> Principal heating by wave energy {1}
125  DF  .~.~> Imploding liners
126  DF  .~.~> With enveloping charged particle confinement (e.g., E or P layer)
127  DF  .~.~> With injection of electrically charged or accelerated particles {3}
131  DF  .~.~> Auxiliary heating {1}
133  DF  .~.~> Toroidal confinement of plasma {4}
139  DF  .~.~> Linear confinement {1}
142  DF  .~.~> Magnetic structure
143  DF  .~.~> With circuitry

DEFINITION

Classification: 376/121

Magnetic confinement of plasma:

(under subclass 100) Subject matter wherein (a) the nuclei are in a plasma* state in a given volume, and (b) the plasma is restrained to the given volume through magnetic forces.

(1) Note. Patents wherein magnetic forces solely generated by (a) electric discharge, or (b) self-generation in a plasma are not proper for this subclass.

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107, for patents which may also illustrate structure for magnetically accelerating ions or plasmas.

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313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices,

231.01+, for plasma-type discharge systems.

315, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices: Systems, 111.01+, for plasma-type discharge systems.