US3293482A
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Plural output traveling wave tube
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-21
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1982-06-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert J Wolkstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 03:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J25/00; H01J25/34; H01J25/36; H01J25/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING RF ENERGY FROM A SINGLE RF SOURCE TO A NUMBER OF LOAD ELEMENTS, COMPRISING: (A) A CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF TRAVELING WAVE AMPLIFIER TUBES, EACH COMPRISING: (1) AN ELECTRON GUN AND A COLLECTOR DETERMINING AN ELONGATED BEAM PATH THEREBETWEEN; (2) AN ELONGATED SLOW WAVE STRUCTURE EXTENDING ALONG AND COUPLED TO SAID PATH; AND (3) RF INPUT AND OUTPUT MEANS COUPLED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID STRUCTURE; (B) MEANS COUPLING SAID SOURCE TO THE INPUT MEANS OF ONE OF SAID TUBES; (C) MEANS COUPLING THE OUTPUT MEANS OF EACH TUBE TO ONE OF SAID LOAD ELEMENTS; (D) EACH OF SAID TUBES, EXCEPT THE LAST ONE, COMPRISING AN AUXILIARY RF OUTPUT MEANS COUPLED TO THE SLOW-WAVE STRUCTURE OF THE TUBE AT A POINT OF ZERO DB GAIN; AND (E) MEANS COUPLING THE AUXILIARY OUTPUT MEANS OF EACH TUBE WITH THE INPUT MEANS OF THE NEXT TUBE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING RF ENERGY FROM A SINGLE RF SOURCE TO A NUMBER OF LOAD ELEMENTS, COMPRISING: (A) A CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF TRAVELING WAVE AMPLIFIER TUBES, EACH COMPRISING: (1) AN ELECTRON GUN AND A COLLECTOR DETERMINING AN ELONGATED BEAM PATH THEREBETWEEN; (2) AN ELONGATED SLOW WAVE STRUCTURE EXTENDING ALONG AND COUPLED TO SAID PATH; AND (3) RF INPUT AND OUTPUT MEANS COUPLED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID STRUCTURE; (B) MEANS COUPLING SAID SOURCE TO THE INPUT MEANS OF ONE OF SAID TUBES; (C) MEANS COUPLING THE OUTPUT MEANS OF EACH TUBE TO ONE OF SAID LOAD ELEMENTS; (D) EACH OF SAID TUBES, EXCEPT THE LAST ONE, COMPRISING AN AUXILIARY RF OUTPUT MEANS COUPLED TO THE SLOW-WAVE STRUCTURE OF THE TUBE AT A POINT OF ZERO DB GAIN; AND (E) MEANS COUPLING THE AUXILIARY OUTPUT MEANS OF EACH TUBE WITH THE INPUT MEANS OF THE NEXT TUBE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-12-19 | 1970-06-20 | 1970-12-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-19 | 1974-06-20 | 1974-12-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-12-19 | 1978-06-20 | 1978-12-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |