Miniature photocell array and method of making the same

Claim 1

METHOD OF MAKING A MINIATURE PHOTOCELL ARRAY COMPRISING THE STEPS OF WINDING A WIRE UPON A MANDREL TO FORM A HELIX HAVING A PLURALITY OF CLOSE FITTING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL CONVOLUTES, EMBEDDING SAID, CONVOLUTES IN A HARDENABLE INSULATING MATRIX MATERIAL, HARDENING SAID MATERIAL TO PROVIDE A RIGHT INSULATING MATRIX, CUTTING THROUGH SAID CONVOLUTES IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE DIRECTION OF WIND OF SAID CONVOLUTES TO PROVIDE A MATRIX SURFACE NORMAL TO THE WIRE AXIS, REMOVING THE CUT BOUND CONVOLUTES FROM SAID MANDREL, REMOVING THE PROTRUDING ENDS OF SAID CUT CONVOLUTES SO THAT SAID CONVOLUTES PROVIDE A COMMON SURFACE WITH SAID MATRIX SURFACE, APPLYING A THIN, LIGHT PERMEABLE LAYER OF PHOTO SENSITIVE MATERIAL TO SAID COMMON SURFACE, AND THEN APPLYING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATING OVER SAID PHOTOSENSTITIVE MATERIAL, SAID CONDUCTIVE COATING CONSTITUTING A COMMON TERMINAL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PHOTOCELLS OF THE ARRAY.