Patents by Inventor Donald H. Stanley

Donald H. Stanley 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).

  • Method for activating a plurality of photocathodes
    Patent number: 6276983
    Abstract: The present invention involves a method for simultaneously applying an activation layer on the photoemissive layers of a plurality of photocathodes such as those used in image intensifier devices. The method includes the steps of diffusing a flux of activating chemicals over the plurality of photocathodes, wherein the flux is substantially spatially uniform with respect to the plurality of photocathodes; monitoring the sum photoresponse of the plurality of photocathodes; and terminating the flux of activating chemicals when a desired sum photoresponse is attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Peckman, Donald H. Stanley, Roger M. Voss, Joseph Herman Reich, Jr.
  • Method for activating a plurality of photocathodes
    Patent number: 6086944
    Abstract: The present invention involves a method for simultaneously applying an activation layer on the photoemissive layers of a plurality of photocathodes such as those used in image intensifier devices. The method includes the steps of diffusing a flux of activating chemicals over the plurality of photocathodes, wherein the flux is substantially spatially uniform with respect to the plurality of photocathodes; monitoring the sum photoresponse of the plurality of photocathodes; and terminating the flux of activating chemicals when a desired sum photoresponse is attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Peckman, Donald H. Stanley, Roger M. Voss, Joseph Herman Reich, Jr.
  • Low temperature process and apparatus for cleaning photo-cathodes
    Patent number: 5470266
    Abstract: A low temperature apparatus and process exists for cleaning photo-cathodes used A lo VW pV:image intensifier tubes. The process comprises the steps of applying atomic or molecular particles of a plasma to a photo-cathode for the purpose of removing contaminants, such as oxides, from the photo-cathode surface; and applying heat or ultra-violet radiation to the photo-cathode to remove remaining impurities. The apparatus comprises means for subjecting a photo-cathode to the atomic and molecular particle products of a plasma, and preferably, means for applying heat or ultra-violet radiation to the photo-cathode at a low temperature to remove any remaining impurities from the photo-cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: ITT Corporation
    Inventors: Donald H. Stanley, Robert Peckman, Weston K. Peregoy, Jr.