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Patent No.:

US 7034543 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2003
Applicant:

Koji Iwasawa, Kyoto, JP;

Inventor:

Koji Iwasawa, Kyoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An ion source device includes an ion source having a filament for emitting thermoelectrons, a current measuring device for measuring current flowing through the filament, a voltage measuring device for measuring voltage across the filament, a resistance operation device for computing a resistance value of the filament by using the current and the voltage measured by the current and voltage measuring devices, and a prediction operation device for computing a time till the application limits of the filament or a time left till the application limits of the filament.


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Iwasawa, Koji. (2006). Method of predicting a lifetime of filament in ion source and ion source device (U.S. Patent No. 7034543). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7034543

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