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US3170116A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for measuring the intensity and particle velocity of a beam of electrically charged particles

Assignee: FARRINGTON ENGINEERING Corp
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Filing: 1960-06-20
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Granted: 1965-02-16
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Expires: 1980-06-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William B Farrington

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 20:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J49/00; H01J49/44; H01J49/46; H01J49/48

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE INTENSITY AND PARTICLE VELOCITY OF A BEAM OF ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL GATES DISPOSED AT SPACED POINTS ALONG THE PATH OF SAID BEAM, MEANS FOR ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZING SAID GATES TO SUPPRESS SAID FLOW THERETHROUGH, SWITCHING MEANS FOR MOMENTARILY DE-ENERGIZING SAID GATES IN A PRE-SELECTED TIME SEQUENCE, TO TRANSMIT THROUGH SAID GATES SUCCESSIVELY, PARTICLES OF SAID BEAM FLOWING AT A PRESELECTED VELOCITY, ELECTRON TELESCOPE MEANS DISPOSED ALONG SAID PATH BEYOND SAID GATES IN THE DIRECTION OF PARTICLE MOVEMENT FOR FOCUSING SAID TRANSMITTED PARTICLES ON A PLANE THEREBEYOND, AND MEANS AT SAID FOCUSING PLANE FOR INDICATING THE INTENSITY OF THE BEAM OF PARTICLES THUS TRANSMITTED AT ANY POINT IN THE IMAGE FORMED THEREBY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 119 words
APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE INTENSITY AND PARTICLE VELOCITY OF A BEAM OF ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL GATES DISPOSED AT SPACED POINTS ALONG THE PATH OF SAID BEAM, MEANS FOR ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZING SAID GATES TO SUPPRESS SAID FLOW THERETHROUGH, SWITCHING MEANS FOR MOMENTARILY DE-ENERGIZING SAID GATES IN A PRE-SELECTED TIME SEQUENCE, TO TRANSMIT THROUGH SAID GATES SUCCESSIVELY, PARTICLES OF SAID BEAM FLOWING AT A PRESELECTED VELOCITY, ELECTRON TELESCOPE MEANS DISPOSED ALONG SAID PATH BEYOND SAID GATES IN THE DIRECTION OF PARTICLE MOVEMENT FOR FOCUSING SAID TRANSMITTED PARTICLES ON A PLANE THEREBEYOND, AND MEANS AT SAID FOCUSING PLANE FOR INDICATING THE INTENSITY OF THE BEAM OF PARTICLES THUS TRANSMITTED AT ANY POINT IN THE IMAGE FORMED THEREBY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-02-16 1968-08-17 1969-02-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-02-16 1972-08-17 1973-02-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-02-16 1976-08-17 1977-02-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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