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Asymmetrically conductive apparatus

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1951-09-15
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Granted: 1956-05-08
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Expires: 1971-09-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Fred J Lingel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 22:03
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P95/00; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/10; H10W76/12; H10W76/13; H10W76/138; H10W90/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49126; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/49917; Y10T29/49918; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49934

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
AN ASYMMETRICALLY CONDUCTIVE UNIT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A SHEET OF INSULATING MATERIAL; A PLURALITY OF ASYMMETRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS EACH INCLUDING A FIRST AND A SECOND TERMINAL PLATE MEMBER FASTENED IN SEALED AND INSULATED RELATION AND DEFINING A SEALED CAVITY THEREBETWEEN, A SEMICONDUCTOR PIECE HAVING A P-N JUNCTION THEREIN BETWEEN TWO SURFACE PORTIONS THEREOF, SAID SEMICONDUCTOR PIECE BEING CONDUCTIVELY SECURED FROM ONE OF SAID SURFACE PORTIONS TO ONE OF SAID PLATE MEMBERS WITHIN SAID CAVITY, AND MEANS CONDUCTIVELY CONNECTING THE OTHER OF SAID SURFACE PORTIONS TO THE OTHER OF SAID PLATE MEMBERS; AND A PLURALITY OF FORMED CONNECTING STRIP MEMBERS; SAID ELEMENTS BEING SECURED IN COPLANAR SPACED RELATION BY STRIP MEMBERS ON ONE FACE OF SAID SHEET AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED FROM THE SAID FIRST PLATE MEMBER OF ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS TO THE SAID SECOND PLATE MEMBER OF ANOTHER OF SAID ELEMENTS BY SAID STRIP MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 145 words
AN ASYMMETRICALLY CONDUCTIVE UNIT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A SHEET OF INSULATING MATERIAL; A PLURALITY OF ASYMMETRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS EACH INCLUDING A FIRST AND A SECOND TERMINAL PLATE MEMBER FASTENED IN SEALED AND INSULATED RELATION AND DEFINING A SEALED CAVITY THEREBETWEEN, A SEMICONDUCTOR PIECE HAVING A P-N JUNCTION THEREIN BETWEEN TWO SURFACE PORTIONS THEREOF, SAID SEMICONDUCTOR PIECE BEING CONDUCTIVELY SECURED FROM ONE OF SAID SURFACE PORTIONS TO ONE OF SAID PLATE MEMBERS WITHIN SAID CAVITY, AND MEANS CONDUCTIVELY CONNECTING THE OTHER OF SAID SURFACE PORTIONS TO THE OTHER OF SAID PLATE MEMBERS; AND A PLURALITY OF FORMED CONNECTING STRIP MEMBERS; SAID ELEMENTS BEING SECURED IN COPLANAR SPACED RELATION BY STRIP MEMBERS ON ONE FACE OF SAID SHEET AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED FROM THE SAID FIRST PLATE MEMBER OF ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS TO THE SAID SECOND PLATE MEMBER OF ANOTHER OF SAID ELEMENTS BY SAID STRIP MEMBERS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1959-05-08 1959-11-07 1960-05-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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