H01J 29/46
Arrangements of electrodes and associated parts for generating or controlling the ray
Official title: Arrangements of electrodes and associated parts for generating or controlling the ray or beam, e.g. electron-optical arrangement {(transit time tubes H01J23/00, H01J25/00; X-ray tubes H01J35/00; beam tubes for examining ions, e.g. electron or ion microscopes, or processing of objects or materials, e.g. electron or ion beam tubes H01J37/04; electron multipliers H01J43/04; handling of radiation or particles, e.g. focusing, deviating, not otherwise provided for G21K1/00)}
H01J29/46 (Arrangements of electrodes and associated parts for generating or controlling the ray) appears on 2,528 US grants and 832 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01J- Granted patents
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| 1976 | 57 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01J 29/48Electron guns1,082
- H01J 29/70Arrangements for deflecting ray or beam783
- H01J 29/58Arrangements for focusing or reflecting ray or beam283
- H01J 29/467Control electrodes for flat display tubes247
- H01J 29/82Mounting, supporting, spacing, or insulating electron-optical or ion-optical arrangements210
- H01J 29/56Arrangements for controlling cross-section of ray or beam118
- H01J 29/80Arrangements for controlling the ray or beam after passing the main deflection113
- H01J 29/52Arrangements for controlling intensity of ray or beam19
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic fluorescent display system with simplified multiple electrode structure and its processing163US 5,859,508 APixtech S.A. · 1999
- Flat CRT system131US 3,935,500 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1976
- System and method for magnetic scanning, accelerating, and implanting of an ion beam122US 5,483,077 ANissin Electric Co., Ltd. · 1996
- Integrally controlled field emission flat display device121US 5,212,426 AMotorola, Inc. · 1993
- Method to form self-aligned tips for flat panel displays109US 5,151,061 AMicron Technology, Inc. · 1992