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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1980
Richard E Thomas, Riverdale, MD (US);
George A Haas, Alexandria, VA (US);
Richard F Greene, Bethesda, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
In a controlled-porosity dispenser cathode of the type which has a foil w a plurality of holes covering the emitting material so that emitting material is dispensed through the holes to the electron-emitting surface of the foil and electrons are actually emitted through the holes and a small area surrounding each hole, a non-emitting shadow grid is laid down on the surface of the foil in such a configuration that it does not obstruct any of the emitting holes, has the same shape as the control grid, and is substantially in precise registration with the control grid.