Hollow cathode system for generating a plasma and method for operating such a hollow cathode system
US-12580161-B2 · Mar 17, 2026 · US
Hollow cathodes · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | H05H1/481 |
| Official title | {Hollow cathodes} |
| Display label | Hollow cathodes |
| Total patents | 21 |
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
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