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X-ray detector

CA 1096973 A · Owner: General Electric Company · Inventors: Cummings, Harold R.

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An improved x-ray or other ionizing radiation detector includes an array of adjacent cells consisting of alternately-disposed oppositely-polarized electrodes and guard electrodes and insulators between them. Uniform spacing between electrodes and close control of the overall length of the array are achieved by depositing viscous resinous adhesive at selected location between the electrodes and insulators during assembly. Groups of cells (i.e. subassemblies) are formed in this manner by assembling the electrode elements and insulators in proper sequence in a form or die which has a radius of curvature, either finite or infinite conforming, with that desired for the detector array. The …

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  • Granted March 3, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 3, 1998.
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FiledAugust 5, 1977
GrantedMarch 3, 1981
Term endedMarch 3, 1998
Patent numberCA 1096973 A
Classification (IPC)H05G1/02 +2 more

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1978198119841987199019931996Application filedAug 5, 1977Patent grantedMarch 3, 1981Term endedMarch 3, 1998

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