Patents by Inventor Alan Edward Wheelhouse

Alan Edward Wheelhouse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electron beam tubes
    Patent number: 7477019
    Abstract: An electron beam tube (17) having a longitudinal axis comprises a first component, such as a ceramic wall (5) and a second component such as a drift tube assembly having a mounting plate (3). The tube further comprises means, such as member (18), arranged to allow relative sliding movement of the first component relative to the second component in a radial direction. The invention helps to alleviate mechanical stresses caused by differential thermal expansion of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: E2VV Technologies (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Bardell, Steven Aitken, Stuart William Andrews, Neil O'Sullivan, Alan Edward Wheelhouse
  • Collector arrangement
    Patent number: 7230385
    Abstract: A collector for an electron beam tube comprises a plurality of electrode stages. The electrode stages are spaced from one another by a non-conductive spacer. The non-conductive spacer is located between portions of electrodes and extends into the collector on a first side and out of the collector on a second side. The non-conductive spacer has an inner portion extending into the collector and an outer portion extending out of the collector and a waisted portion there between. The spacer is held at the waisted portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: E2V Technologies (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Edward Stanley Sobieradzki, Stephen Bardell, Steven Aitken, Alan Edward Wheelhouse