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US3017296A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for making photoconductive lead sulfide films

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1957-02-19
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Granted: 1962-01-16
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Expires: 1977-02-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Dunn Joseph Stanley
  • 👤 Jr Frank C Bennett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 16:29
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P95/00; H10F; H10F71/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
THE METHOD OF FORMING A PHOTOSENSITIVE LAYER OF LEAD SULFIDE CRYSTALS WHICH CONMPRISES PRECIPITATING LEAD SULFIDE CRYSTALS ONTO A PREPARED SURFACE BY ADDING A SOLUTION OF THIOUREA CONTAINING SODIUM METABISULFITE TO AN ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE SOLUTION OF A WATER-SOLUBLE LEAD SALT, SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LEAD NITRATE, LEAD ACETATE, LEAD PERCHLORATE, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COMBINED SOLUTIONS BEING WITHIN THE RANGE OF 5-40* C., THE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE SOLUTIONS WHEN FIRST COMBINED BEING AS FOLLOWS: LEAD BETWEEN 0.05 AND 0.06 MOLAR, ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE BETWEEN 0.55 AND 0.75 MOLAR, THIOUREA BETWEEN 0.15 AND 0.3 MOLAR, AND SODIUM METABISULFITE BETWEEN 0.005 AND 0.05 MOLAR, BY IMMERSING THE PREPARED SURFACE IN THE COMBINED SOLUTIONS TO RECEIVE PRECIPITATED CRYSTALS OF LEAD SULFIDE AND THEN DRYING THE SURFACE CONTAINING LEAD SULFIDE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 129 words
THE METHOD OF FORMING A PHOTOSENSITIVE LAYER OF LEAD SULFIDE CRYSTALS WHICH CONMPRISES PRECIPITATING LEAD SULFIDE CRYSTALS ONTO A PREPARED SURFACE BY ADDING A SOLUTION OF THIOUREA CONTAINING SODIUM METABISULFITE TO AN ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE SOLUTION OF A WATER-SOLUBLE LEAD SALT, SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LEAD NITRATE, LEAD ACETATE, LEAD PERCHLORATE, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COMBINED SOLUTIONS BEING WITHIN THE RANGE OF 5-40* C., THE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE SOLUTIONS WHEN FIRST COMBINED BEING AS FOLLOWS: LEAD BETWEEN 0.05 AND 0.06 MOLAR, ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE BETWEEN 0.55 AND 0.75 MOLAR, THIOUREA BETWEEN 0.15 AND 0.3 MOLAR, AND SODIUM METABISULFITE BETWEEN 0.005 AND 0.05 MOLAR, BY IMMERSING THE PREPARED SURFACE IN THE COMBINED SOLUTIONS TO RECEIVE PRECIPITATED CRYSTALS OF LEAD SULFIDE AND THEN DRYING THE SURFACE CONTAINING LEAD SULFIDE.

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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) 1965-01-15 1965-07-17 1966-01-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-01-15 1969-07-17 1970-01-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-01-15 1973-07-17 1974-01-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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