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Multifunction gas triode

US4931688A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1988
Grant dateJun 5, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J17/066
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gas-filled triode with an anode, a cathode, and a control electrode therebetween having trigger and corona portions defining gaps respectively with the anode and cathode. The triode detects energy falling upon the cathode and produces an amplified output corresponding thereto through the anode gap.

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