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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1978

Filed:

Sep. 08, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:

Obie M Langford, Houston, TX (US);

Harold E Peelman, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Texaco Inc., New York, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250501 ; 250502 ;
Abstract

Means and method for energizing and regulating a neutron generator tube having a target, an ion source and a replenisher includes providing a negative high voltage to the target and monitoring the target current. A constant current from a constant current source is divided into a shunt current and a replenisher current in accordance with the target current. The replenisher current is applied to the replenisher in a neutron generator tube so as to control the neutron output in accordance with the target current.


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