Patents by Inventor Weston K. Peregoy, Jr.

Weston K. Peregoy, 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).

  • 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.