Patents by Inventor William C. Deits

William C. Deits 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).

  • Image tube with conditioned input screen
    Patent number: 4147950
    Abstract: An image intensifier tube comprising a sealed envelope having therein means for controllably liberating oxygen within the envelope, and an input screen including an oxygen conditioned layer of fluorescent material and an overlying layer of photoemissive material which may be oxidized to improve the photon-to-electron conversion efficiency of the input screen.A method of improving the conversion efficiency of an image intensifier tube input screen including the steps of exposing a layer of fluorescent material to oxygen prior to the deposition of an overlying layer of photoemissive material, and subsequently exposing the layer of photoemissive material to oxygen, if desired, after the tube envelope has been sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: The Machlett Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Caraher, William M. Rappoport, Donald F. DeCou, William C. Deits