Patents by Inventor Erich Burlefinger

Erich Burlefinger 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).

  • Integrated semiconductor microchannel plate and planar diode electron flux amplifier and collector
    Patent number: 6492657
    Abstract: An electron flux amplifier is provided wherein a microchannel plate (MCP) is monolithically formed with, or bonded to, a semiconductor amplifier. In a preferred embodiment, microchannels are formed to extend into a semiconductor substrate to a predetermined depth from the surface, and a collection diode is formed in the substrate beneath the channels. The collection diode may comprise a single planar diode, or a plurality of electrically isolated diodes to provide for imaging of the electron flux. The electron flux amplifier may be used as a detector in a photomultiplier tube (PMT) having a photoelectronically responsive input surface and one or more accelerating electrodes for directing a photoelectron flux toward the electron flux amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Burle Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erich Burlefinger, Charles M. Tomasetti