Patents by Inventor Larry Andrew Booker

Larry Andrew Booker 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).

  • System and method for gyrotron power regulation
    Patent number: 8450951
    Abstract: A system to regulate gyrotron power is configured to raise the filament voltage of a gyrotron to a standby voltage, then set the filament voltage to the normal standby voltage plus a current offset voltage before pulsing the gyrotron. The system is further configured to increase the filament voltage to a boost voltage that is higher than the standby voltage, thereby inducing a temperature increase in the cathode that offsets the cooling effect of radiating. The system is also configured to analyze a beam power of the gyrotron and adjust the filament voltage to bring a beam current within a range, and reduce the filament offset to zero such that the filament voltage is equal to the standby voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Larry Andrew Booker, John Walter Gerstenberg
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GYROTRON POWER REGULATION
    Publication number: 20100134007
    Abstract: A system to regulate gyrotron power is configured to raise the filament voltage of a gyrotron to a standby voltage, then set the filament voltage to the normal standby voltage plus a current offset voltage before pulsing the gyrotron. The system is further configured to increase the filament voltage to a boost voltage that is higher than the standby voltage, thereby inducing a temperature increase in the cathode that offsets the cooling effect of radiating. The system is also configured to analyze a beam power of the gyrotron and adjust the filament voltage to bring a beam current within a range, and reduce the filament offset to zero such that the filament voltage is equal to the standby voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Larry Andrew Booker, John Walter Gerstenberg