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Electrical discharge device comprising an insulator body having an electrically semi-conducting coating formed thereon

US3968303A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 9, 1974
Grant dateJul 6, 1976
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Expiry dateDec 9, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/263
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical discharge device and in particular a low voltage or shunt-type igniter plug is disclosed, said plug having a beryllium oxide ceramic insulator disposed between the center electrode firing tip and the ground electrode, said insulator having a novel semi-conducting metal oxide coating formed thereon to provide an ionized path along which spark discharge between said electrodes occurs.

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