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US3208878A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Thermoelectric devices

Assignee: Franklin Institute
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1982-12-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Francis J Donahoe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 15:05
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N10/00; H10N10/80; H10N10/85; H10N10/851; H10N10/852

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 43 words
A QUATERNARY, SEMICONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, THE LATTICE ARRAY OF WHICH COMPRISES THE CATIONIC ELEMENTS BISMUTH AN ANTIOMONY AND THE ANIONIC ELEMENTS TELLURIUM AND SELENIUM, IN SUBSTANTIALLY STOICHIOMETRIC PROPORTIONS OF TWO ATOMS OF CATIONIC ELEMENT AND THREE ATOMS OF ANIONIC ELEMENT AND HAVING THE FORMULA.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 43 words
A QUATERNARY, SEMICONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, THE LATTICE ARRAY OF WHICH COMPRISES THE CATIONIC ELEMENTS BISMUTH AN ANTIOMONY AND THE ANIONIC ELEMENTS TELLURIUM AND SELENIUM, IN SUBSTANTIALLY STOICHIOMETRIC PROPORTIONS OF TWO ATOMS OF CATIONIC ELEMENT AND THREE ATOMS OF ANIONIC ELEMENT AND HAVING THE FORMULA.

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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) 1968-09-27 1969-03-29 1969-09-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-09-27 1973-03-29 1973-09-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-09-27 1977-03-29 1977-09-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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