US3286107A
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Thermionic energy converter
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1962-11-08
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1982-11-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alvin E Fein
- 👤 George A Kemeny
- 👤 Lee S Richardson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:54
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J45/00; G; G21; G21D; G21D7/00; G21D7/04; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y10; Y10S; Y10S376/00; Y10S376/90; Y10S376/901; Y10S376/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A THERMIONIC ENERGY CONVERSION ELEMENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED UNITARY AND TUBULAR HEATABLE CATHODE ARRANGEMENT AND AN ELONGATED UNITAY AND TUBULAR COOLABLE ANODE ARRANGEMENT SPACED CONCENTRICALLY FROM SAID CATHODE ARRANGEMENT, EACH OF SAID ARRANGEMENTS HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR SEGMENTS, THE CATHODE SEGMENTS BEING ELECTRON EMISSIVE AND BEING RADIALLY OPPOSED TO BUT SLIGHTLY LONGITUDINALLY OFFSET FROM THE RESPECTIVE ANODE SEGMENTS SO AS TO FORM RESPECTIVE THERMIONIC DIODES, THE LONGITUDINAL SEGMENTS OF ONE OF SAID ARRANGEMENTS BEING OUTWARDLY DISPOSED ON AN ELONGATED TUBULAR MEMBER WITH AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE TUBULAR LAYER THEREBETWEEN, THE LONGITUDINAL SEGMENTS OF THE OTHER ARRANGEMENT BEING INWARDLY DISPOSED ON AN ELONGATED TUBULAR CLADDING MEMBER WITH ANOTHER TUBULAR ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE LAYER THEREBETWEEN, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CATHODE AND ANODE ARRANGEMENTS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND FOR CONNECTING SAID DIODES IN ELECTRICAL SERIES, AND END MEANS FOR HERMETICALLY SEALING FROM THE EXTERIOR AT LEAST THE INTERELECTRODE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ARRANGEMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A THERMIONIC ENERGY CONVERSION ELEMENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED UNITARY AND TUBULAR HEATABLE CATHODE ARRANGEMENT AND AN ELONGATED UNITAY AND TUBULAR COOLABLE ANODE ARRANGEMENT SPACED CONCENTRICALLY FROM SAID CATHODE ARRANGEMENT, EACH OF SAID ARRANGEMENTS HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED LONGITUDINAL TUBULAR SEGMENTS, THE CATHODE SEGMENTS BEING ELECTRON EMISSIVE AND BEING RADIALLY OPPOSED TO BUT SLIGHTLY LONGITUDINALLY OFFSET FROM THE RESPECTIVE ANODE SEGMENTS SO AS TO FORM RESPECTIVE THERMIONIC DIODES, THE LONGITUDINAL SEGMENTS OF ONE OF SAID ARRANGEMENTS BEING OUTWARDLY DISPOSED ON AN ELONGATED TUBULAR MEMBER WITH AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE TUBULAR LAYER THEREBETWEEN, THE LONGITUDINAL SEGMENTS OF THE OTHER ARRANGEMENT BEING INWARDLY DISPOSED ON AN ELONGATED TUBULAR CLADDING MEMBER WITH ANOTHER TUBULAR ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE LAYER THEREBETWEEN, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CATHODE AND ANODE ARRANGEMENTS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND FOR CONNECTING SAID DIODES IN ELECTRICAL SERIES, AND END MEANS FOR HERMETICALLY SEALING FROM THE EXTERIOR AT LEAST THE INTERELECTRODE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ARRANGEMENTS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-11-14 | 1970-05-16 | 1970-11-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-11-14 | 1974-05-16 | 1974-11-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-11-14 | 1978-05-16 | 1978-11-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |