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Travelling wave tube, in which an electron beam interacts with a helical delay line, having spurious oscillation suppressing means

Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-01
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Granted: 1966-05-10
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Expires: 1982-02-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Dechering Johannes A Bernardus
  • 👤 Spanhoff Georg Arnold Wi Jacob

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 04:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J23/00; H01J23/16; H01J23/24; H01J23/26; H01J23/30; H01J25/00; H01J25/34; H01J25/36; H01J25/38; H03; H03F; H03F3/00; H03F3/54

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 105 words
A TRAVELLING-WAVE TUBE ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AN ENVELOPE, A RIGIDLY SUPPORTED HELICAL DALAY LINE WITHIN THE ENVELOPE, INPUT AND OUTPUT WAVE-GUIDE MEANS COUPLED TO THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE HELICAL DELAY LINE, A FIRST CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDE SURROUNDING THE ENVELOPE CONNECTING THE INPUT AND OUTPUT WAVE-GUIDES, A TUBULAR CONDUCTOR CONSTITUTING A SECOND CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDE HAVING A HIGHER CUT-OFF FREQUENCY THAN SAID FIRST CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDE SURROUNDING AND EXTENDING ABOUT HALF TO THREE-FOURTHS OF THE LENGTH OF THE DELAY LINE, AND A DISC-SHAPED CONDUCTOR BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE HELICAL DELAY LINE CONNECTING THE FIRST AND SECOND CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDES FOR PREVENTING FEED-BACK COUPLING BETWEEN THE INPUT AND OUTPUT WAVEGUIDES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 105 words
A TRAVELLING-WAVE TUBE ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AN ENVELOPE, A RIGIDLY SUPPORTED HELICAL DALAY LINE WITHIN THE ENVELOPE, INPUT AND OUTPUT WAVE-GUIDE MEANS COUPLED TO THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE HELICAL DELAY LINE, A FIRST CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDE SURROUNDING THE ENVELOPE CONNECTING THE INPUT AND OUTPUT WAVE-GUIDES, A TUBULAR CONDUCTOR CONSTITUTING A SECOND CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDE HAVING A HIGHER CUT-OFF FREQUENCY THAN SAID FIRST CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDE SURROUNDING AND EXTENDING ABOUT HALF TO THREE-FOURTHS OF THE LENGTH OF THE DELAY LINE, AND A DISC-SHAPED CONDUCTOR BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE HELICAL DELAY LINE CONNECTING THE FIRST AND SECOND CYLINDRICAL WAVE-GUIDES FOR PREVENTING FEED-BACK COUPLING BETWEEN THE INPUT AND OUTPUT WAVEGUIDES.

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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) 1969-05-09 1969-11-08 1970-05-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-05-09 1973-11-08 1974-05-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-05-09 1977-11-08 1978-05-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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