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US2937324A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Silicon carbide rectifier

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1959-02-05
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Granted: 1960-05-17
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Expires: 1979-02-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leonard J Kroko

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:24
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D8/00; H10D8/01; H10D8/051; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/83; H10D62/832; H10D62/8325; H10D8/043; H10D99/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/148

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 65 words
A SEMICONDUCTOR RECTIFIER STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON CARBIDE WAFER HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE ZONE CONTAINING A P-N JUNCTION, A FIRST TERMINAL ZONE CONTIGUOUS WITH ONE SIDE OF THE INTERMEDIATE ZONE IN WHICH A DONOR IMPURITY IS THE PREDOMINANT SIGNIFICANT IMPURITY, A SECOND TERMINAL ZONE CONTIGUOUS WITH THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERMEDIATE ZONE IN WHICH AN ACCEPTOR IMPURITY IS THE PREDOMINANT SIGNIFICANT IMPURITY, AND A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 65 words
A SEMICONDUCTOR RECTIFIER STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON CARBIDE WAFER HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE ZONE CONTAINING A P-N JUNCTION, A FIRST TERMINAL ZONE CONTIGUOUS WITH ONE SIDE OF THE INTERMEDIATE ZONE IN WHICH A DONOR IMPURITY IS THE PREDOMINANT SIGNIFICANT IMPURITY, A SECOND TERMINAL ZONE CONTIGUOUS WITH THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERMEDIATE ZONE IN WHICH AN ACCEPTOR IMPURITY IS THE PREDOMINANT SIGNIFICANT IMPURITY, AND A

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-05-17 1963-11-16 1964-05-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-05-17 1967-11-16 1968-05-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-05-17 1971-11-16 1972-05-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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