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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. 01, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James D. Pruet, Garland, TX (US);
David G. Couch, Kaufman, TX (US);
Assignee:
Litton Systems, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 4/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 4/900 ;
Abstract
A system ( ) for manufacturing a photocathode includes a support ( ) and a polishing pad ( ) disposed adjacent the support ( ). The polishing pad ( ) is operable to polish the photocathode in response to movable contact of the photocathode relative to the polishing pad ( ). The system ( ) also includes a rinsing system ( ) coupled to the support ( ). The rinsing system ( ) is operable to deliver a rinsing agent to the polishing pad ( ). The system ( ) further includes a control system ( ) operable to automatically regulate delivery of the rinsing agent to the rinsing system ( ) at a predetermined time period.