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US3059115A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Energy storage device

Assignee: GTE Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1958-04-10
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Granted: 1962-10-16
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Expires: 1978-04-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lempicki Alexander

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 06:17
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G11; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; G11C13/048

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
IN COMBINATION, A FIRST ARRAY OF PARALLEL, SPARATED, COPLANAR, ELECTRICALL CONDUCTORS EXTENDING IN A HORIZONTAL DIRECTION, SAID FIRST ARRAY CONDUCTORS BEING ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER; A SECOND ARRY OF PARALLEL, SEPARATE, COPLANAR, LIGHT-TRANSPARENT, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS EXTENDING IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION, SAID SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTORS BEING ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER AND FROM THE CONDUCDTORS OF SAID FIRST ARRAY, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTORS LYING IN SEPARATED PARALLEL PLANES; AND A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE, LIGHT-SENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, ONE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT BEING POSITIONED AT EACH POINT AT WHICH A FIRST ARRAY CONDUCTOR CROSSES OVER A SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTOR AND BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTORS AT SAID POINT, EACH ELEMENT HAVING A UNIFORM CHEMICAL COMPOSITON, EACH OF SAID SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE ELECTRIC STATES; MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN A SELECTED FIRST ARRAY CONDUCTOR AND A SELECTED SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTOR TO PLACE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
IN COMBINATION, A FIRST ARRAY OF PARALLEL, SPARATED, COPLANAR, ELECTRICALL CONDUCTORS EXTENDING IN A HORIZONTAL DIRECTION, SAID FIRST ARRAY CONDUCTORS BEING ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER; A SECOND ARRY OF PARALLEL, SEPARATE, COPLANAR, LIGHT-TRANSPARENT, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS EXTENDING IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION, SAID SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTORS BEING ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED FROM EACH OTHER AND FROM THE CONDUCDTORS OF SAID FIRST ARRAY, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTORS LYING IN SEPARATED PARALLEL PLANES; AND A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE, LIGHT-SENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, ONE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT BEING POSITIONED AT EACH POINT AT WHICH A FIRST ARRAY CONDUCTOR CROSSES OVER A SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTOR AND BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTORS AT SAID POINT, EACH ELEMENT HAVING A UNIFORM CHEMICAL COMPOSITON, EACH OF SAID SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE ELECTRIC STATES; MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN A SELECTED FIRST ARRAY CONDUCTOR AND A SELECTED SECOND ARRAY CONDUCTOR TO PLACE

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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) 1965-10-15 1966-04-16 1966-10-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-10-15 1970-04-16 1970-10-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-10-15 1974-04-16 1974-10-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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