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Test cell holder

Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1976-10-12
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Granted: 1978-07-18
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Expires: 1996-10-12
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Abstract

Abstract A test assembly and wafer tube holder are provided to permit comparative ts of each elemental surface portion of a tube target as a function of position thereon and as a function of the lifetime of the tube.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harold W. Breedlove
  • 👤 Walter L. Brown

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 17:31
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/24; G01R31/25

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
A test assembly for light detecting wafer test cell with circumferential electrodes comprising: an optical bench means having an optical axis; a standard cathode ray oscilloscope with scanned dot light source mounted on said bench means substantially centered on said optical axis; a holding jig mounted on said bench means defining a passageway of a first uniform cross-section extending therethrough normal to said optical axis and also defining an aperture of a second smaller uniform cross-section substantially centered on said axis extending from the jig surface nearest said source into said passageway; and a holder for said test cell slideably mounted in said passageway, said holder including, a frame member with parallel sides, an outer cross-section normal thereto substantially equal to the cross-section of said passageway and a socket defined therein larger than and facing said aperture, said socket having the same shape but dimensions slightly greater than said test cell, a pair of electrical terminals mounted on an external surface of said frame insulated from one another; and fastening means attached to said frame member to secure said test cell in a fixed position within said socket and electrically attach each of said electrodes to a different one of said terminals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 202 words
A test assembly for light detecting wafer test cell with circumferential electrodes comprising: an optical bench means having an optical axis; a standard cathode ray oscilloscope with scanned dot light source mounted on said bench means substantially centered on said optical axis; a holding jig mounted on said bench means defining a passageway of a first uniform cross-section extending therethrough normal to said optical axis and also defining an aperture of a second smaller uniform cross-section substantially centered on said axis extending from the jig surface nearest said source into said passageway; and a holder for said test cell slideably mounted in said passageway, said holder including, a frame member with parallel sides, an outer cross-section normal thereto substantially equal to the cross-section of said passageway and a socket defined therein larger than and facing said aperture, said socket having the same shape but dimensions slightly greater than said test cell, a pair of electrical terminals mounted on an external surface of said frame insulated from one another; and fastening means attached to said frame member to secure said test cell in a fixed position within said socket and electrically attach each of said electrodes to a different one of said terminals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A test assembly according to claim 1 wherein: said holder has a frame member with six orthogonally related sides and said socket is circulary cylindrical.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
A test assembly according to claim 1 wherein: said socket and said test cell are circularly cylindrical; and said fastening means includes two toroical metal clamps in said socket engaging said electrodes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 96 words
A holder for an optical test cell undergoing life testing comprising: a frame member having an optical axis as well as a sliding axis normal to and intersecting said optical axis, the cross-section of said frame member normal to said sliding axis being uniform, and an outside wall normal to said sliding axis; a cylindrical socket formed in said frame member to fit said test cell; at least one pair of toroidal electrically conducting clamps mounted in said socket; and test terminals mounted on said wall each electrically connected to a different one of said clamps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 96 words
A holder for an optical test cell undergoing life testing comprising: a frame member having an optical axis as well as a sliding axis normal to and intersecting said optical axis, the cross-section of said frame member normal to said sliding axis being uniform, and an outside wall normal to said sliding axis; a cylindrical socket formed in said frame member to fit said test cell; at least one pair of toroidal electrically conducting clamps mounted in said socket; and test terminals mounted on said wall each electrically connected to a different one of said clamps.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 71 words
A holder according to claim 4 wherein: said clamps each include two sections on opposite sides of a parting plane through their axis, said two sections being connected by a hinge spring at one end thereof urging said opposite ends away from said parting plane; and said frame member includes screws threaded therein each in contact with a different one of said clamp sections to urge it toward said parting plane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 93 words
The holder according to claim 4 wherein: said socket consists of at least first and second cylindrical apertures of large and small diameters, respectively, drilled less than halfway through said frame coaxial with said optical axis, and a third coaxial aperture of lesser diameter drilled through the remainder of said frame, and said frame has a thickness substantially equal to said test cell, whereby said cell may be inserted small diameter end first into said large diameter side of said socket to rest against a shoulder provided by large and lesser diameter apertures.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 40 words
The holder according to claim 6 wherein said test cell contains one or more planar devices defining two test surfaces: said shoulder being located so that said test surfaces are both equidistance from the nearest broad surface of said frame.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 31 words
A test assembly according to claim 1 wherein: a recording means is coupled to said test cell to record the electrical response of said test cell to scanned dot light source.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3806259A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-07-17 1982-01-16 1982-07-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-07-17 1986-01-16 1986-07-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-07-17 1990-01-16 1990-07-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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