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Apparatus and method for forming segmented luminosity in gas discharge tubes

CA 1316209 C · Owner: Herrick, Kennan C. · Inventors: Herrick, Kennan C.

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By, KENNAN C. HERRICK ABSTRACT, A device for producing and controlling the flow rate of bubble-like ionization discontinuities (30) in a gas discharge tube (10) which includes means to produce an alternating current at a frequency between 1500 and 8000Hz and a voltage between 2000 and 12000V (16) a capacitor (36) in, series with the tube to prevent direct current flow through the tube, and means to produce asymmetry (18) between the positive portion and the negative portion of the alternating current through the tube, the asymmetry being time asymmetry or wave shape asymmetry, the degree of asymmetry influencing the rate of apparent bubble flow through the tube and the direction of …

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  • Granted April 13, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 13, 2010.
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FiledDecember 13, 1988
GrantedApril 13, 1993
Term endedApril 13, 2010
Patent numberCA 1316209 C
Classification (IPC)H05B41/14

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedDec 13, 1988Patent grantedApril 13, 1993Term endedApril 13, 2010

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