Patent JPS5658167A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
Patent US2977252A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US2977252A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photosurface and method of making same

Assignee: Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp
•
Filing: 1956-07-20
•
Granted: 1961-03-28
•
Expires: 1976-07-20
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Causse Jean-Pierre
  • 👤 Lallemand Andre

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 21:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J40/00; H01J40/02; H01J40/04; H01J40/06; H01J29/00; H01J29/02; H01J29/10; H01J29/36; H01J29/38; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 125 words
IN A METHOD OF PREPARING A SEMITRANSPARENT PHOTOSURFACE ON A TRANSPARENT WINDOW, THE STEPS COMPRISING PASSING CURRENT THROUGH A PURE TUNGSTEN FILAMENT OPPOSITE SAID WINDOW IN A VACUUM TO EVAPORATE THE TUNGSTEN OF SAID FILAMENT ONTO SAID WINDOW, PHOTOELECTRICALLY DETECTING THE DECREASE IN RADIATION TRANSMITTED FROM SAID FILAMENT THROUGH SAID WINDOW AS A UNIFORM FILM OF SAID PURE TUNGSTEN IS CONDENSED ON SAID WINDOW, TERMINATING THE EVAPORTATION OF SAID PURE TUNGSTEN AT A TIME WHEN THE DETECTED DECREASE IN THE TRANSMITTED RADIATION IS A PREDETERMINED FRACTION ON THE ORDER OF 10% OF THE MAXIMUM DETECTED RADIATION, AND WHILE MAINTAINING THE VACUUM VOLATILIZING SUCCESSIVE METALS OPPOSITE SAID WINDOW TO EVAPORATE A PHOTOSENSITIVE INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND ONTO THE UNIFORM TUNGSTEN FILM OUT OF REACTIVE CONTACT WITH SAID WINDOW.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 125 words
IN A METHOD OF PREPARING A SEMITRANSPARENT PHOTOSURFACE ON A TRANSPARENT WINDOW, THE STEPS COMPRISING PASSING CURRENT THROUGH A PURE TUNGSTEN FILAMENT OPPOSITE SAID WINDOW IN A VACUUM TO EVAPORATE THE TUNGSTEN OF SAID FILAMENT ONTO SAID WINDOW, PHOTOELECTRICALLY DETECTING THE DECREASE IN RADIATION TRANSMITTED FROM SAID FILAMENT THROUGH SAID WINDOW AS A UNIFORM FILM OF SAID PURE TUNGSTEN IS CONDENSED ON SAID WINDOW, TERMINATING THE EVAPORTATION OF SAID PURE TUNGSTEN AT A TIME WHEN THE DETECTED DECREASE IN THE TRANSMITTED RADIATION IS A PREDETERMINED FRACTION ON THE ORDER OF 10% OF THE MAXIMUM DETECTED RADIATION, AND WHILE MAINTAINING THE VACUUM VOLATILIZING SUCCESSIVE METALS OPPOSITE SAID WINDOW TO EVAPORATE A PHOTOSENSITIVE INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND ONTO THE UNIFORM TUNGSTEN FILM OUT OF REACTIVE CONTACT WITH SAID WINDOW.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-03-27 1964-09-26 1965-03-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-03-27 1968-09-26 1969-03-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-03-27 1972-09-26 1973-03-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag