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Space charge barrier hot electron cathode

Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1965-02-02
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1985-02-02
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stratton Robert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 20:58
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J1/00; H01J1/02; H01J1/30; H01J1/308; H10; H10D; H10D99/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
AN ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL HAVING ELECTRONS ASD MAJORITY CONDUCTION CARRIERS, A SECOND LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL HAVING HOLES AS MAJORITY CONDUCTION CARRIERS, A FIRST METAL LAYER ADJACENT TO AND INTERMEDIATE THE TWO SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A LOW WORK FUNCTION SURFACE ON THE SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, MEANS FOR BIASING THE FIRST METAL LAYER POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, AND MEANS FOR BIASING THE SECOND LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST METAL LAYER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
AN ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL HAVING ELECTRONS ASD MAJORITY CONDUCTION CARRIERS, A SECOND LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL HAVING HOLES AS MAJORITY CONDUCTION CARRIERS, A FIRST METAL LAYER ADJACENT TO AND INTERMEDIATE THE TWO SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A LOW WORK FUNCTION SURFACE ON THE SECOND SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, MEANS FOR BIASING THE FIRST METAL LAYER POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, AND MEANS FOR BIASING THE SECOND LAYER OF SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL POSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST METAL LAYER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-07-31 1971-01-30 1971-08-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-07-31 1975-01-30 1975-08-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-07-31 1979-01-30 1979-08-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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