Nondestructive readout of a latent electrostatic image formed on an insulating material
CA 1295655 C · Owner: Kamieniecki, Emil · Inventors: Goldfarb, William C.; Kamieniecki, Emil
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A method and apparatus are described for the nondestructive readout of a latent electrostatic image formed on a sheet or layer of insulating material. A sheet or layer of semiconductor material is disposed in relatively close proximity to the insulating material. A latent electrostatic image formed on the insulating material (by any known means) causes a surface depletion layer to be produced by induction at the surface of the semiconductor material. The location and distribution of the accumulated charges on the semiconductor material are read out as analog electrical signals corresponding to the AC surface photovoltage induced on the semiconductor material as the semiconductor material is …
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- Granted February 11, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 11, 2009.
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