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H01J 37/06

Electron sources; Electron guns

Full Title

Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof (H01J33/00, H01J40/00, H01J41/00, H01J47/00, H01J49/00 take precedence) > Details > Arrangements of electrodes and associated parts for generating or controlling the discharge, e.g. electron-optical arrangement or ion-optical arrangement > Electron sources; Electron guns

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Child Classifications

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  • H01J 37/063 Geometrical arrangement of electrodes for beam-forming
  • H01J 37/065 Construction of guns or parts thereof (H01J37/067 - H01J37/077 take precedence)
  • H01J 37/067 Replacing parts of guns; Mutual adjustment of electrodes (H01J37/073 - H01J37/077 take precedence; vacuum locks H01J37/18)
  • H01J 37/07 Eliminating deleterious effects due to thermal effects or electric or magnetic fields (H01J37/073 - H01J37/077 take precedence)
  • H01J 37/073 Electron guns using field emission, photo emission, or secondary emission electron sources
  • H01J 37/075 Electron guns using thermionic emission from cathodes heated by particle bombardment or by irradiation, e.g. by laser
  • H01J 37/077 Electron guns using discharge in gases or vapours as electron sources

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 37,897
  2. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 36,116
  3. APPLIED MATERIALS US 21,640
  4. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,770
  5. LG CHEM KR 19,835
  6. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 18,519
  7. ROBERT BOSCH DE 14,595
  8. INTEL CORPORATION US 13,580
  9. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 12,151
  10. SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY KR 12,080