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Method and apparatus for analyzing metals, alloys and semiconductors

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-25
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1983-04-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert F Stearn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 09:11
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/20; G01N33/202; G01N33/2028

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 59 words
A METHOD FOR MAKING ANALYTICAL EXAMINATIONS OF COMPOSITIONS OF MATTER HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC OF METALS, ALLOYS AND SEMI-CONDUCTORS, COMPRISING APPLYING AN ALTERNATE CURRENT ACTION ACROSS TWO GALVANICALLY DISSIMILAR ELECTRODES BRIDGED BY AN ELECTROLYTE, ONE OF WHICH IS THE UNKNOWN SPECIMEN, TO PRODUCE CORROSIVE EFFECTS ON THE SKIN OF SAID SPECIMEN, AND MANIFESTING THE SAID EFFECTS GRAPHICALLY WITH AN OSCILLOSCOPE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 59 words
A METHOD FOR MAKING ANALYTICAL EXAMINATIONS OF COMPOSITIONS OF MATTER HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC OF METALS, ALLOYS AND SEMI-CONDUCTORS, COMPRISING APPLYING AN ALTERNATE CURRENT ACTION ACROSS TWO GALVANICALLY DISSIMILAR ELECTRODES BRIDGED BY AN ELECTROLYTE, ONE OF WHICH IS THE UNKNOWN SPECIMEN, TO PRODUCE CORROSIVE EFFECTS ON THE SKIN OF SAID SPECIMEN, AND MANIFESTING THE SAID EFFECTS GRAPHICALLY WITH AN OSCILLOSCOPE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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