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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110974 | Electron beam generating apparatus An electron beam generating apparatus (1a) includes an electron gun (2), a vacuum container (3), a frame material (11), and a window material (13). The electron gun (2) has a filament (7) from which an electron... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7348580 | Particle beam processing apparatus and materials treatable using the apparatus The present invention is directed to a particle beam processing apparatus that is smaller in size and operates at a higher efficiency, and also directed to an application of such apparatus to treat a coating on a substrate of a treatable material, such as for flexib... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329885 | Electron beam emitter An exit window for an electron beam emitter through which electrons pass in an electron beam includes a structural foil for metal to metal bonding with the electron beam emitter. The structural foil has a central opening formed therethrough. A window layer of high t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7304313 | Low-pressure chamber for scanning electron microscopy in a wet environment A specimen enclosure assembly (100) for use in an electron microscope and including a rigid specimen enclosure dish (102) having an aperture (122) and defining an enclosed specimen placement volume (125), an electron beam permeable, fluid... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7264771 | Method and apparatus for manipulating pre-sterilized components in an active sterile field The connection, assembly, or fill of two or more pre-sterilized components having at least one terminal end each for attachment to another component, and an apparatus for performing such a connection, while maintaining the sterility of the components is disclosed. T... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265367 | Electron beam emitter An exit window for an electron beam emitter through which electrons pass in an electron beam includes a structural foil for metal to metal bonding with the electron beam emitter. The structural foil has a central opening formed therethrough. A window layer of high t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243689 | Device with needle penetrable and laser resealable portion and related method A device and method are provided for needle penetrating and filling a chamber with a predetermined substance, and laser resealing a resulting needle hole in the device. A needle penetrable and laser resealable portion of the device is pierceable with a needle to for... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233647 | Radiation window and method of manufacture A radiation window device to transmit radiation as part of an x-ray source or detector includes a support to be subject to a substantial vacuum, and an opening configured to transmit radiation. A film is mounted directly on the support across the opening, and has a ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7133493 | X-ray irradiation apparatus An X-ray irradiation apparatus includes an enclosure and an X-ray beam system positioned within the enclosure for directing X-ray beams into an irradiation region. The X-ray beam system has more than one X-ray beam emitter for directing the X-ray beams into the irra... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100646 | Sealed containers and methods of making and filling same Disclosed is a uniquely configured medicament vial assembly which includes a storage vial, a stopper member and a securing ring. The vial assembly is configured to improve healthcare worker safety by providing a shielded gripping location to aid in the reduction of ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7078716 | Large area electron source By using a large area cathode, an electron source can be made that can irradiate a large area more uniformly and more efficiently than currently available devices. The electron emitter can be a carbon film cold cathode, a microtip or some other emitter. It can be pa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7035379 | Radiation window and method of manufacture A radiation window device to transmit radiation as part of an x-ray source or detector includes a support to be subject to a substantial vacuum, and an opening configured to transmit radiation. A film is mounted directly on the support across the opening, and has a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032631 | Medicament vial having a heat-sealable cap, and apparatus and method for filling the vial A resealable cap (110, 210) for a medicament vial (114, 214) has a base portion (112, 212) formed of vulcanized rubber or like material known for providing a stable environment for the medicament contained within the vial, and a resealable porti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026635 | Particle beam processing apparatus and materials treatable using the apparatus Methods, and materials made by the methods, are provided herein for treating materials with a particle beam processing device. According to one illustrative embodiment, a method for treating a material with a particle beam processing device is provided that includes... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6929040 | Sterile filling machine having needle filling station within e-beam chamber A sterile filling machine and related method are provided for sterile filling a container with a substance. The container includes a heat resealable stopper and a chamber for receiving the substance therein. The sealed, empty containers are subjected to radiation ca... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6870174 | Electron beam tube and window for electron beam extraction An object of the present invention is to provide to an electron beam tube and electron beam extraction window capable of generating high output electron beam by effectively releasing heat generated when an electron beam passes through a window whereby temperature ri... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6824625 | Magnetostriction control alloy sheet, a part of a braun tube, and a manufacturing method for a magnetostriction control alloy sheet The invention relates to a magnetostriction control alloy sheet advantageously used as a high resolution shadow mask having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, superior magnetic properties and a high Young's modulus after a blackening process, a manufacturing pr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6724003 | Electron beam-irradiating reaction apparatus The present invention relates to an electron beam-irradiating reaction apparatus for irradiating a desired object to be treated, such as an exhaust gas, with an electron beam. Conventionally, a scanning tube of an electron beam irradiation device and a reaction devi... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6674229 | Electron beam emitter An exit window for an electron beam emitter through which electrons pass in an electron beam includes an exit window foil having an interior and an exterior surface with a series of holes formed therethrough. A corrosion resistant layer having high therma... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6614037 | Electron beam irradiating apparatus Disclosed is an electron beam irradiating apparatus including an electron beam source; an accelerating unit for accelerating electrons emitted from the electron beam source; a deflecting unit for deflecting a highly energized electron beam generated by th... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6552484 | Fine adjustment apparatus for electron beam deflection a cathode ray tube Apparatus for displaying video images including a vacuum envelope which includes a neck portion and a display screen and an electron gun system. The electron gun system producing at least one electron beam, which in response to a magnetic field converges ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6407492 | Electron beam accelerator An electron accelerator includes a vacuum chamber having an electron beam exit window. The exit window is formed of metallic foil bonded in metal to metal contact with the vacuum chamber to provide a gas tight seal therebetween. The exit window is less th... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6239543 | Electron beam plasma formation for surface chemistry One or more electron beam tubes are arranged to direct electron beams in air or other ambient gas toward a target object. The electron beams ionize air producing a plasma or glow discharge. An electric or magnetic field in the beam trajectory sustains the... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6140755 | Actinic radiation source and uses thereofor An actinic radiation source (20) includes an anode (36) upon which an electron beam from a cathode ray gun (24) impinges. The anode (36) includes a window area (52) formed by a silicon membrane. The electron beam upon striking the anode (36) permeates the... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6072269 | Ceramic member with an electrode and a plurality of tapered through holes for controlling the ejection of particles by switching the sign of a charge on the electrode A ceramic member has a flat or curved ceramic plate having a plurality of minute through holes of a maximum pore diameter of 150 μm or less, and having electrodes installed on one surface of the plate. The ceramic member controls the ejection of ions car... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6002202 | Rigid thin windows for vacuum applications A thin window that stands off atmospheric pressure is fabricated using photolithographic and wet chemical etching techniques and comprises at least two layers: an etch stop layer and a protective barrier layer. The window structure also comprises a series... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5962995 | Electron beam accelerator An electron accelerator includes a vacuum chamber having an electron beam exit window. An electron generator is positioned within the vacuum chamber for generating electrons. A housing surrounds the electron generator and has a first series of openings fo... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5909032 | Apparatus and method for a modular electron beam system for the treatment of surfaces A modular electron beam device is disclosed, the device being housed in a modular enclosure containing a power supply subsystem coupled to provide power to an electron beam tube. The enclosure is shaped to permit stacking of plural such modular units in a... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5898261 | Fluid-cooled particle-beam transmission window High fluence charged-particle beams are generated in a vacuum or near vacuum environment. To use these beams in an atmospheric pressure environment, they must pass through some form of transmission window between the two environments. To date, thin single... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5889362 | Color display tube having a reduced deflection defocusing Color display tube comprising an in-line electron gun, a self-convergent deflection coil, a shadow mask having a pattern of apertures and a display screen having a pattern of phosphor dots. The aperture pattern consists of apertures arranged in vertical r... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5877582 | Method and apparatus for cooling window foils of electron beam accelerator A method and apparatus for cooling window foils for extracting electron beams from a scanning type electron beam accelerator, the accelerator includes a primary window foil of double window type and a secondary window foil, the method and the apparatus ar... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5848124 | Method of bonding amorphous carbon material with metal material or ceramic material, and electron tube device The object of the invention is to provide a bonding method for brazing an amorphous carbon (AC) material to a metal material or a ceramic material, and to provide an electron tube device having an input/output window made of the amorphous carbon material.... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5783900 | Large-area electron irradiator with improved electron injection A broad-beam high energy electron accelerator has an electron injection section arranged for increased current density with greater uniformity and higher transmission through the foil exit window. A plurality of cathode rods are disposed in a transverse p... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5659223 | System for extracting a high power beam comprising air dynamic and foil windows A system for extracting a high power beam from a vacuum in which a beam is generated into atmosphere, which system is formed of: (a) a thin foil window of a material having good heat dissipation properties positioned adjacent the vacuum to permit the beam... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5637953 | Cathode assembly for a line focus electron beam device An electron beam device has a cathode that generates a fan-shaped electron beam. A first focusing lens includes first and second plates on opposed sides of a filament. The edges of the plates closest to a positively charged anode are arcuate, so that as i... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5637880 | Method for extracting ion current from space of high vacuum into space of low vacuum A method for the extraction of an ion current from a space of a high degree of vacuum into a space of a low degree of vacuum comprises interposing between the space of the high degree of vacuum and the space of the low degree of vacuum an ion current thin... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5621270 | Electron window for toxic remediation device with a support grid having diverging angle holes An improved electron window is provided for use with a diverging electron beam for use in remediation of hazardous volatile organic compounds. The electron window comprises a support grid having a plurality of circular holes disposed in a diverging bolt c... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5612588 | Electron beam device with single crystal window and expansion-matched anode A vacuum tube electron beam device having a thin, single crystal, electron permeable, gas impermeable membrane for electron transmission and methods for making such a device. Single crystal membranes can have small thickness due to high strength, are high... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5561342 | Electron beam exit window An electron beam exit window, known as Lenard window, has a beam exit opening which is closed in a vacuum-tight manner by a metal foil. Resting on the metal foil on the vacuum side is a supporting grid of heat-proof fiber bundles. The supporting grid is f... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5557163 | Multiple window electron gun providing redundant scan paths for an electron beam An electron beam device having a plurality of individual, electron permeable, gas impermeable windows can produce a broad beam of free electrons. A multiplicity of windows allows each of the windows to be stronger, yet thinner, for greater electron permea... | 09/17/1996 |
