Patents by Inventor Alicia Hofler

Alicia Hofler 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).

  • Unbalanced field RF electron gun
    Patent number: 8581526
    Abstract: A design for an RF electron gun having a gun cavity utilizing an unbalanced electric field arrangement. Essentially, the electric field in the first (partial) cell has higher field strength than the electric field in the second (full) cell of the electron gun. The accompanying method discloses the use of the unbalanced field arrangement in the operation of an RF electron gun in order to accelerate an electron beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Jefferson Science Associates, LLC
    Inventor: Alicia Hofler