Patents by Inventor Ralph F. Derby, Jr.

Ralph F. Derby, Jr. 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 making a magnetron anode
    Patent number: 4146949
    Abstract: A magnetron anode is constructed of performed blanks which are bent in two portions of which one portion is a vane and a second portion is a segment of a cylindrical surface of the anode. Alternate blanks are provided with an alternate arrangement of supports for strapping rings of the magnetron anode. The assembly of cylindrical segments is enclosed within a sleeve to which the segments are brazed to provide an air tight wall of the magnetron anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Ralph F. Derby, Jr.