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US3406308A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electron discharge device for generation of spectral radiation having an auxiliary discharge of low current

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1966-10-04
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Granted: 1968-10-15
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Expires: 1986-10-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George K Yamasaki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 10:45
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01J; G01J3/00; G01J3/02; G01J3/10; H; H01; H01J; H01J17/00; H01J17/38; H01J17/40; H01J17/44; H01J2893/00; H01J2893/0064; H01J2893/0065; H01J2893/0068

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 70 words
A SPECTRAL RADIATION SOURCE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRODES FOR ESTABLISHING A FIRST ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE THEREBETWEEN, SAID FIRST ELECTRODE HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH AND INCLUDING A MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING A BEAM OF CHARACTERISTIC SPECTRAL RADIATION, AND AN AUXILIARY ELECTRODE FOR ESTABLISHING A SECOND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE BE TWEEN SAID AUXILIARY ELECTRODE AND SAID SECOND ELECTRODE THROUGH SAID APERTURE OF SAID FIRST ELECTRODE TO THEREBY INTENSIFY SAID BEAM OF CHARACTERISTIC SPECTRAL RADIATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 70 words
A SPECTRAL RADIATION SOURCE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRODES FOR ESTABLISHING A FIRST ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE THEREBETWEEN, SAID FIRST ELECTRODE HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH AND INCLUDING A MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING A BEAM OF CHARACTERISTIC SPECTRAL RADIATION, AND AN AUXILIARY ELECTRODE FOR ESTABLISHING A SECOND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE BE TWEEN SAID AUXILIARY ELECTRODE AND SAID SECOND ELECTRODE THROUGH SAID APERTURE OF SAID FIRST ELECTRODE TO THEREBY INTENSIFY SAID BEAM OF CHARACTERISTIC SPECTRAL RADIATION.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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