Patents by Inventor Virginia Forstall

Virginia Forstall 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).

  • Electron gun for a multiple beam klystron with magnetic compression of the electron beams
    Patent number: 8547006
    Abstract: A multi-beam electron gun provides a plurality N of cathode assemblies comprising a cathode, anode, and focus electrode, each cathode assembly having a local cathode axis and also a central cathode point defined by the intersection of the local cathode axis with the emitting surface of the cathode. Each cathode is arranged with its central point positioned in a plane orthogonal to a device central axis, with each cathode central point an equal distance from the device axis and with an included angle of 360/N between each cathode central point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Calabazas Creek Research, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Lawrence Ives, Hien T. Tran, Thuc Bui, Adam Attarian, William Tallis, John David, Virginia Forstall, Cynthia Andujar, Noah T. Blach, David B. Brown, Sean E. Gadson, Erin M. Kiley, Michael Read