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US3173014A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electroluminescent quenching of a photoconductor through a substrate

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-06-30
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Granted: 1965-03-09
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Expires: 1981-06-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gunther E Fenner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 09:43
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 93 words
A LIGHT SENSITIVE DETECTOR COMPRISING: A SUBSTRATE HAVING ON ONE SURFACE THEREOF A LAYER OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL THE PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY OF WHICH IS QUENCHED BY RADIATION OF APPROPRIATE PHOTON ENERGY VALUE AND ON THE OPPOSITE SURFACE THEREOF AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT MEANS ONLY A PORTION OF WHOSE ELECTROLUMINESCENT OUTPUT IS OF PHOTON ENERGY VALUE CAPABLE OF QUENCHING THE PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY OF SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER, SAID SUBSTRATE BEING ESSENTIALLY IMPERVIOUS TO RADIATION OTHER THAN THAT CORRESPONDINT TO SAID APPROPRIATE QUENCHING PHOTON ENERGY; AND MEANS ADAPTED TO COMPLETE A PARALLEL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WITH SAID PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 93 words
A LIGHT SENSITIVE DETECTOR COMPRISING: A SUBSTRATE HAVING ON ONE SURFACE THEREOF A LAYER OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL THE PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY OF WHICH IS QUENCHED BY RADIATION OF APPROPRIATE PHOTON ENERGY VALUE AND ON THE OPPOSITE SURFACE THEREOF AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT MEANS ONLY A PORTION OF WHOSE ELECTROLUMINESCENT OUTPUT IS OF PHOTON ENERGY VALUE CAPABLE OF QUENCHING THE PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY OF SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER, SAID SUBSTRATE BEING ESSENTIALLY IMPERVIOUS TO RADIATION OTHER THAN THAT CORRESPONDINT TO SAID APPROPRIATE QUENCHING PHOTON ENERGY; AND MEANS ADAPTED TO COMPLETE A PARALLEL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WITH SAID PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND SAID ELECTROLUMINESCENT MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-03-08 1968-09-07 1969-03-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-03-08 1972-09-07 1973-03-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-03-08 1976-09-07 1977-03-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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