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US3002121A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electroluminescent device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1956-04-20
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Granted: 1961-09-26
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Expires: 1976-04-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bramley Arthur
  • 👤 Bramley Jenny

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 12:36
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H05B33/20; G; G01; G01R; G01R13/00; G01R13/40; G01R13/401; G01R13/402

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 70 words
IN AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT VOLTAGE DEVICE, AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT SEMITRANSPARENT LAYER HAVING A BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE EXCEEDING 30,000 VOLTS PER CENTIMETER, COMPRISING ELECTROLUMINESCENT PHOSPHOR PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN A SEMICONDUCTOR MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PHOSPHOR PARTICLES, THE PHOSPHOR PARTICLES CONSTITUTING BETWEEN 1 AND 50 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL OF PHOSPHOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR, AND MEANS FOR APPLYING A VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL LESS THAN THE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE ACROSS THE SEMITRANSPARENT LAYER AND THEREBY PRODUCING LIGHT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 70 words
IN AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT VOLTAGE DEVICE, AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT SEMITRANSPARENT LAYER HAVING A BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE EXCEEDING 30,000 VOLTS PER CENTIMETER, COMPRISING ELECTROLUMINESCENT PHOSPHOR PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN A SEMICONDUCTOR MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PHOSPHOR PARTICLES, THE PHOSPHOR PARTICLES CONSTITUTING BETWEEN 1 AND 50 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL OF PHOSPHOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR, AND MEANS FOR APPLYING A VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL LESS THAN THE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE ACROSS THE SEMITRANSPARENT LAYER AND THEREBY PRODUCING LIGHT.

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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) 1964-09-25 1965-03-27 1965-09-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-09-25 1969-03-27 1969-09-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-09-25 1973-03-27 1973-09-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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