公开(公告)号：US20200335314A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16841327

申请日：2020-04-06

Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen E. Clark ,  David A. Degtiarov ,  Gregory A. Kirkos ,  Daniel Kraemer ,  John J. Lorr ,  Max N. Mankin ,  Jason M. Parker ,  Alexander J. Pearse ,  Levi D. Rodriguez ,  Ad de Pijper

IPC: H01J45/00

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include thermionic energy converters with a thermal concentrating hot shell and emitters for thermionic energy converters. In some embodiments, an illustrative thermionic energy converter includes: an emitter electrode; a hot shell configured to concentrate heat flow toward the emitter electrode; a collector electrode; and a cold shell that is thermally isolated from the hot shell.

公开(公告)号：US11626273B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16841327

申请日：2020-04-06

Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen E. Clark ,  David A. Degtiarov ,  Gregory A. Kirkos ,  Daniel Kraemer ,  John J. Lorr ,  Max N. Mankin ,  Jason M. Parker ,  Alexander J. Pearse ,  Levi D. Rodriguez ,  Ad de Pijper

IPC: H01J45/00 ,  H02N3/00

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include thermionic energy converters with a thermal concentrating hot shell and emitters for thermionic energy converters. In some embodiments, an illustrative thermionic energy converter includes: an emitter electrode; a hot shell configured to concentrate heat flow toward the emitter electrode; a collector electrode; and a cold shell that is thermally isolated from the hot shell.

公开(公告)号：US20210057123A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16998443

申请日：2020-08-20

Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen E. Clark ,  Roelof E. Groenewald ,  Arvind Kannan ,  Hsin-I Lu ,  Daniel J. Merthe ,  Jason M. Parker ,  Alexander J. Pearse ,  Peter J. Scherpelz ,  Max N. Mankin ,  Tony S. Pan

IPC: G21H1/10 ,  G21C3/40

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include elements for mitigating electron reflection in a vacuum electronic device, vacuum electronic devices that incorporate elements for mitigating electron reflection, and methods of fabricating elements for reducing reflection of electrons off an electrode. An illustrative electrode assembly includes an electrode. Elements are configured to reduce reflection of electrons off the electrode.