Patents by Inventor Charles S. Bryson, III

Charles S. Bryson, III 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).

  • Patent number: 6501076
    Abstract: An electron energy analyzer integrated with a low-pass energy filter. The electron energy analyzer includes a separation region disposed inside a coil creating a magnetic field parallel to an axis of the separation region. The magnetic field is terminated at both ends of the separation region and shunted by a magnetic yoke around the outside of the coil. Electrons entering the separation region at a polar angle with respect to the axis accumulate an azimuthal angle dependent on the energy of the electron. Thereby, the direction the electron is traveling when it exits the separation angle depends upon its energy. According to the invention, a low-pass reflector is positioned at the input side of the analyzer, for example, a grounded grid in back of which is positioned a negatively biased absorption electrode. Electrons having energy exceeding the electrode bias are absorbed. Electrons having energy less than the electrode bias are reflected and exit the reflector with the same energy as before.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: FEI Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Kelly, Charles S. Bryson, III