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Negative resistance semiconductor device

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1958-12-15
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Granted: 1963-03-26
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Expires: 1978-12-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard F Rutz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 03:05
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/35; H03K3/352; H03K3/313; H10; H10D; H10D99/00; H10P; H10P95/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 84 words
A HOOK-TYPE SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ALTERNATE REGIONS OF OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPES OF SEMI-CONDUCTOR MATERIAL CONNECTED IN SERIES DEFINING JUNCTIONS THEREBETWEEN, MEANS PROVIDING A FIRST REVERSE BIASED JUNCTION HAVING A FIRST BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE REGION, MEANS PROVIDING A SECOND REVERSE BIASED JUNCTION HAVING A SECOND BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND A THIRD OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE REGION, SAID FIRST BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL BEING GREATER THAN SAID SECOND BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL, THE RESISTANCE OF SAID FIRST REGION
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 84 words
A HOOK-TYPE SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ALTERNATE REGIONS OF OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPES OF SEMI-CONDUCTOR MATERIAL CONNECTED IN SERIES DEFINING JUNCTIONS THEREBETWEEN, MEANS PROVIDING A FIRST REVERSE BIASED JUNCTION HAVING A FIRST BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE REGION, MEANS PROVIDING A SECOND REVERSE BIASED JUNCTION HAVING A SECOND BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND A THIRD OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE REGION, SAID FIRST BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL BEING GREATER THAN SAID SECOND BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL, THE RESISTANCE OF SAID FIRST REGION

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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) 1966-03-25 1966-09-24 1967-03-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-25 1970-09-24 1971-03-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-03-25 1974-09-24 1975-03-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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