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US2914679A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wavelength selective radiation responsive systems and devices

Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1956-04-05
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Granted: 1959-11-24
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Expires: 1976-04-05
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Egon E Loebner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:21
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 240 words
A WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE RADIATION RESPONSIVE DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST SHEET OF TRANSPARENT INSULATING MATERIAL, TWO SPACED, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATINGS ON ONE MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID SHEET, TWO ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL BEING IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH ONLY ONE OF SAID COATINGS, AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR EXTENDING OVER BOTH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENCE MATERIAL AND IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT THEREWITH, A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATING ON THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID FIRST SHEET, TWO ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL ON SAID CONDUCTIVE COATING ON SAID OTHER SURFACE OF SAID SHEET, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL CORRESPONDING IN SIZE AND POSITION TO SAID ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL, AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR EXTENDING OVER SAID ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL AND IN ELECTRIAL CONTACT THEREWITH, A LAYER OF ELECTROLUMINESCENCE MATERIAL ON SAID CONDUCTOR EXTENDING OVER SAID ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL, AND A SECOND SHEET OF GLASS HAVING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATING ON ONE MAJOR SURFACE THEREOF POSITIONED WITH SAID CONDUCTIVE COATING IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID LAYER OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL BEING ADAPTED TO EMIT A DIFFERENT SPECTRAL REGION ONLY OF RADIATIONS AND EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE ELEMENTS BEING ADAPTED TO RESPOND TO A DIFFERENT SPECTRAL REGION ONLY OF RADIATIONS, SAID SPECTRAL REGIONS OF SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENCE BEING MATCHED TO SAID SPECTRAL REGIONS OF RESPONSE OF CORRESPONDINGLY POSITIONED ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL AND RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL, RESPECTIVELY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 240 words
A WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE RADIATION RESPONSIVE DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST SHEET OF TRANSPARENT INSULATING MATERIAL, TWO SPACED, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATINGS ON ONE MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID SHEET, TWO ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL BEING IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH ONLY ONE OF SAID COATINGS, AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR EXTENDING OVER BOTH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENCE MATERIAL AND IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT THEREWITH, A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATING ON THE OTHER MAJOR SURFACE OF SAID FIRST SHEET, TWO ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL ON SAID CONDUCTIVE COATING ON SAID OTHER SURFACE OF SAID SHEET, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL CORRESPONDING IN SIZE AND POSITION TO SAID ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL, AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR EXTENDING OVER SAID ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL AND IN ELECTRIAL CONTACT THEREWITH, A LAYER OF ELECTROLUMINESCENCE MATERIAL ON SAID CONDUCTOR EXTENDING OVER SAID ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL, AND A SECOND SHEET OF GLASS HAVING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATING ON ONE MAJOR SURFACE THEREOF POSITIONED WITH SAID CONDUCTIVE COATING IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID LAYER OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL BEING ADAPTED TO EMIT A DIFFERENT SPECTRAL REGION ONLY OF RADIATIONS AND EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RESPONSIVE ELEMENTS BEING ADAPTED TO RESPOND TO A DIFFERENT SPECTRAL REGION ONLY OF RADIATIONS, SAID SPECTRAL REGIONS OF SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENCE BEING MATCHED TO SAID SPECTRAL REGIONS OF RESPONSE OF CORRESPONDINGLY POSITIONED ELEMENTS OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL AND RADIATION RESPONSIVE MATERIAL, RESPECTIVELY.

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