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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:
Aug. 11, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas A Kirkpatrick, Laurel, MD (US);
Assignee:
Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313309 ; 313310 ; 313336 ; 428389 ;
Abstract
A field emission cathode of bio-molecular or eutectic composite microstructure having rod-like tips protruding from a uniform base and covered with a thin layer of semiconductor material for producing macroscopic beam current densities without formation of surface plasma.