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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:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Billy W Ward, Rockport, MA (US);
Randall G Percival, Raymond, NH (US);
Assignee:
Micrion Corporation, Peabody, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504 / ; 2504 / ; 250424 ; 313230 ; 3133591 ; 3133611 ; 3133631 ;
Abstract
Ion source methods and apparatus include an ion generating element for providing a reservoir of flowing liquid source material, accelerating elements for providing an electric field around the ion generating element, and shielding elements. The shielding element is constructed from a material including atoms which, if backsputtered onto the ion generating element, do not substantially degrade ion source performance.