Image intensifier device using electron multiplier

• US 3,231,746 A
• Filed: 06/09/1961
• Issued: 01/25/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George W. Goodrich
• Original Assignee: George W. Goodrich
• Inventors: Goodrich, George W.
• Application Number:
  US04/116,059
• Time in Patent Office: 1,691 Days
• US Class Current: 250/214.0VT
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 29/023 secondary-electron emitting electrode arrangements secondary-emission tubes H01J43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 31/505 flat tubes, e.g. proximity focusing tubes
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 31/507 using a large number of channels, e.g. microchannel plates
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 31/56 for converting or amplifying images in two or more colours
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 43/24 Dynodes having potential gradient along their surfaces

Claims

8. AN IMAGE INTENSIFIER DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AN INTENSIFYING AN IMAGE COMPRISING LIGHT RESPONSIVE PARTICLES EMITTING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE IMAGE TO BE INTENSIFIED, PARTICLE AMPLIFYING MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING THE PARTICLES EMITTED FROM SAID EMITTING MEANS AND BEING POSITIONED TO RECEIVE THE PARTICLE EMISSION FROM SAID EMITTING MEANS AND BEING POSITIONED TO RECEIVE THE PARTICLE EMISSION FROM SAID EMITTING MEANS, PHOSPHOR MEANS BEING POSITIONED TO RECEIVE THE AMPLIFIED PARTICLES FROM SAID AMPLIFYING MEANS, MEANS COUPLED TO SAID EMITTING MEANS, AMPLIFYING MEANS, AND PHOSPHOR MEANS TO MOVE SAID EMITTNG MEANS, AMPLIFYING MEANS, AND PHOSPHOR MEANS RELATIVE TO THE RECEIVED IMAGE AT A SUFFICIENT RATE SO THAT DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF SAID MEANS THAT ARE MOVED INTERCEPT AND RESPOND TO A GIVEN POINT OF SAID RECEIVED IMAGE WITHOUT CHANGING SUBSTANTALLY THE FIELD OF VIEW TO IMPROVE RESOLUTION AND UNIFORMITY IN THE INTENSIFIED IMAGE, ENVELOPE MEANS FOR ENCLOSING SAID EMITTING MEANS, AMPLIFYING MEANS, AND PHOSPHOR MEANS.