Patents by Inventor Colin Ribton

Colin Ribton 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).

  • AN ELECTRON GUN CATHODE MOUNT
    Publication number: 20240128042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electron gun cathode mount adapted at one end to secure a thermionic cathode and at the other end to be connected to an attachment member, wherein the electron gun cathode mount is structured so as to be capable of, when in use, reducing heat transfer from the thermionic cathode to the attachment member, and the material forming the electron gun cathode mount has a thermal conductivity of less than 10 Wm?1K?1 at the operating temperature of the thermionic cathode in a direction from the thermionic cathode to the attachment member. The present invention also relates to an electron gun assembly having the electron gun cathode mount installed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: Colin RIBTON
  • Plasma source apparatus and methods for generating charged particle beams
    Patent number: 9076626
    Abstract: A plasma source apparatus for generating a beam of charged particles is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: THE WELDING INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Colin Ribton, Allan Sanderson
  • Plasma Source Apparatus and Methods for Generating Charged Particle Beams
    Publication number: 20150144808
    Abstract: A plasma source apparatus for generating a beam of charged particles is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Colin Ribton, Allan Sanderson