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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:
Dec. 15, 1992

Filed:

Jan. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

Ian D Pitt, Chelmsford, GB;

Paul A Jerram, Braintree, GB;

John W Kerr, Witham, GB;

Assignee:

EEV Limited, Essex, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 3951 ; 3133 / ;
Abstract

A magnetron includes a cathode assembly which comprises a helically wound wire supported by a ceramic cylindrical member. Emissive material is located between adjacent turns of the conductor and connection is provided to the conductor via a rod and tube. When current is passed through the conductor (2), the emissive material (4) is directly heated.


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