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US3333135A
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Semiconductive display device
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1965-06-25
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Granted: 1967-07-25
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Expires: 1985-06-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Simeon V Galginaitis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:39
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/067; Y10S148/099; Y10S148/107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICE FOR EMITTING A PATTERN OF RADIATION CORRESPONDING TO THE MAGNITUDE OF AN APPLIED POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE COMPRISING A MONOCRYSTALLINE BODY OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, SAID BODY INCLUDING A FIRST REGION OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY AND A SECOND REGION OF N-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY: A P-N JUNCTION IN SAID BODY BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND REGIONS, SAID JUNCTION HAVING AN ENERGY BAND GAP THEREIN, SAID JUNCTION BEING ADAPTED TO EMIT RADIATION UPON THE APPLICATION OF A POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE AT LEAST AS LARGE AS SAID ENERGY BAND GAP ACROSS SAID JUNCTION; SAID JUNCTION HAVING AMINOR DIMENSION EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID JUNCTION FROM SAID P REGION TO SAID N REGION, AND A MAJOR DIMENSION EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF SAID JUNCTION MEASURED IN A SURFACE PARALLEL TO SAID JUNCTION; SAID ENERGY BAND GAP HAVING DIFFERENT VALUES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ALONG SAID MAJOR DIMENSION WITHIN SAID JUNCTION; AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID FIRST AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICE FOR EMITTING A PATTERN OF RADIATION CORRESPONDING TO THE MAGNITUDE OF AN APPLIED POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE COMPRISING A MONOCRYSTALLINE BODY OF SEMICONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, SAID BODY INCLUDING A FIRST REGION OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY AND A SECOND REGION OF N-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY: A P-N JUNCTION IN SAID BODY BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND REGIONS, SAID JUNCTION HAVING AN ENERGY BAND GAP THEREIN, SAID JUNCTION BEING ADAPTED TO EMIT RADIATION UPON THE APPLICATION OF A POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE AT LEAST AS LARGE AS SAID ENERGY BAND GAP ACROSS SAID JUNCTION; SAID JUNCTION HAVING AMINOR DIMENSION EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID JUNCTION FROM SAID P REGION TO SAID N REGION, AND A MAJOR DIMENSION EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF SAID JUNCTION MEASURED IN A SURFACE PARALLEL TO SAID JUNCTION; SAID ENERGY BAND GAP HAVING DIFFERENT VALUES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ALONG SAID MAJOR DIMENSION WITHIN SAID JUNCTION; AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID FIRST AND
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-07-24 | 1971-01-23 | 1971-07-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-07-24 | 1975-01-23 | 1975-07-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-24 | 1979-01-23 | 1979-07-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |