公开(公告)号：EP4283652A3

公开(公告)日：2024-02-07

申请号：EP23174602.5

申请日：2023-05-22

申请人： Elbit Systems of America, LLC

发明人： CARROLL, Stephen ,  BANEY, William J. ,  TEMPLE, Cooper Gray ,  CURTIS, Matthew Robert

IPC分类号： H01J1/34 ,  H01J31/50 ,  H01J43/08 ,  H01J43/24

摘要： A night vision system, a microchannel plate (MCP), and a planetary deposition system and methodology are provided for selectively depositing an electrode contact metal on one side of MCP channel openings. One or more MCPs can be releasibly secured to a face of a platter that rotates about its central platter axis. The rotating platter can be tilted on a rotating ring fixture surrounding an evaporative source of contact metal. Therefore, the rotating platter further rotates so that it orbits around the evaporative source of contact metal. A mask with a variable size mask opening is arranged between the rotating platter and the evaporative source. While the mask orbits around the evaporative source with the rotating platter, the mask does not rotate along its own axis as does the rotating platter.

公开(公告)号：EP4283652A2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-29

申请号：EP23174602.5

申请日：2023-05-22

申请人： Elbit Systems of America, LLC

发明人： CARROLL, Stephen ,  BANEY, William J. ,  TEMPLE, Cooper Gray ,  CURTIS, Matthew Robert

IPC分类号： H01J1/34 ,  H01J31/50 ,  H01J43/08 ,  H01J43/24

摘要： A night vision system, a microchannel plate (MCP), and a planetary deposition system and methodology are provided for selectively depositing an electrode contact metal on one side of MCP channel openings. One or more MCPs can be releasibly secured to a face of a platter that rotates about its central platter axis. The rotating platter can be tilted on a rotating ring fixture surrounding an evaporative source of contact metal. Therefore, the rotating platter further rotates so that it orbits around the evaporative source of contact metal. A mask with a variable size mask opening is arranged between the rotating platter and the evaporative source. While the mask orbits around the evaporative source with the rotating platter, the mask does not rotate along its own axis as does the rotating platter.

公开(公告)号：EP4254463A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-04

申请号：EP23164470.9

申请日：2023-03-27

申请人： Elbit Systems of America, LLC

发明人： CARROLL, Stephen ,  SMITH, Arlynn W. ,  SMITH, Todd A.

IPC分类号： H01J31/50 ,  H01J43/24 ,  H01J43/08

摘要： A night vision system along with an image intensifier tube having a microchannel plate and method of forming the microchannel plate are provided. The microchannel plate comprises a plurality of spaced channels extending through the microchannel plate, wherein each channel sidewall surface near the input face of the microchannel plate comprises a series of layers formed thereon. The input face of the microchannel plate, as well as the sidewall surfaces of each channel near the input surfaces, are configured with an electron backscatter layer arranged between a contact metal layer and a secondary electron booster layer. When formed partially into the channel openings near the input face, the electron backscatter layer and overlying secondary electron booster layer are configured circumferentially around the sidewall surfaces and extend radially inward toward a central axis of each channel.