Patents by Inventor Ronald Frank Bates

Ronald Frank Bates 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 of regenerating a lead monoxide target layer of a camera tube
    Patent number: 4090758
    Abstract: The method comprises the steps of providing a camera tube having an evacuated envelope, a photoconductive layer primarily of lead monoxide, an activated getter and an unactivated getter within the envelope. After a period of operation or storage the tube exhibits a deterioration in spectral photosensitivity of the layer. The characteristic ratio of blue light photosensitivity is measured and when the ratio is less than about 80% the unactivated getter is activated to regenerate the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Chih Chun Wang, Thomas Clifford Lausman, Ronald Frank Bates
  • Photosensitive camera tube target primarily of lead monoxide
    Patent number: 4001099
    Abstract: A photosensitive layer comprising primarily lead monoxide is deposited on a signal electrode of a vidicon camera tube target. The deposition is carried out in an atmosphere containing oxygen and deuterium oxide. The vidicon target formed exhibits improved transient response leg properties and hole transport characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1977
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Chih Chun Wang, Thomas Clifford Lausman, Ronald Frank Bates