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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Colin R. Wilson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ji-ung Lee, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Colin R. Wilson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ji-Ung Lee, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The system and method provided herein for limiting the effects of arcing in field-type electron emitter arrays improves the robustness of such arrays. Field-type electron emitter arrays generally have a substrate, an insulator, and a gating electrode. By including a resistive substance in the gate of the emitter array, arcing events may be isolated to a single emitter such that the remaining emitters of an array can continue electron emission and/or the short circuit current of the arc can be limited.