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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerg B Jergenson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Charles M McKenna, Boxford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504 / ; 250425 ; 313232 ; 3133621 ; 31511181 ;
Abstract
U-shaped billet (52) has a slot (54) cut therein for receipt of a slip of insulator material (56). This body is machined on its front end (64) to produce a narrow bridge (66) of controlled cross-sectional area. Emitter needle (78) is positioned in a bore through the bridge to be heated by current through the bridge. The ion emitter body is rigid and strong to hold the emitter needle in the proper location.