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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6566813 | Overvoltage protection device with concentric arcing horns An overvoltage protection device (1) with a first electrode (2) which has a first arcing horn (3), with a second electrode (4) which has a second arcing horn (5), with an air-breakdown spark gap (6) which is active between the arcing horns (3, 5), and wit... | 05/20/2003 |
| 5620616 | Plasma torch electrode A plasma torch electrode (132) comprises multiple platelets (159) oriented transverse to the electrode axis and joined together to form an electrical connection therebetween. A first group of the platelets have openings aligned to form an axial bore (164)... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5604400 | Overvoltage protection element An overvoltage protection element for discharging transient overvoltages, with two electrodes (2), a disruptive discharge-spark air between the electrodes (2) and a housing (4) containing the electrodes (2). Each electrode (2) has a connecting leg (5) and... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5451739 | Electrode for plasma arc torch having channels to extend service life An electrode and method of operating a plasma arc torch is provided which extends the useful service life of the torch. The electrode includes an elongate tubular holder defining a longitudinal axis and having a discharge end. An endwall closes the discha... | 09/19/1995 |
| 4990831 | Spark gap switch system with condensable dielectric gas A spark gap switch system is disclosed which is capable of operating at a high pulse rate comprising an insulated switch housing having a purging gas entrance port and a gas exit port, a pair of spaced apart electrodes each having one end thereof within t... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4980609 | Spark gap purge system A spark channel purge system for high pulse repetition frequency spark gap switches. A purge fluid having a liquid state and a gaseous state is caused to flow through a spark gap channel, at least a portion of the purge fluid passing through the spark cha... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4970433 | Apparatus and method for tuned unsteady flow purging of high pulse rate spark gaps A spark gap switch apparatus is disclosed which is capable of operating at a high pulse rate which comprises an insulated housing; a pair of spaced apart electrodes each having one end thereof within a first bore formed in the housing and defining a spark... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4877997 | High brightness and viewed gas discharge lamp An end-viewed low-pressure gas discharge lamp and an envelope for said lamp having a capillary tube discharge bore for containing an excitable gas in which the capillary tube is in direct contact with a cooling medium. A window of optical quality fused si... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4866351 | Annular light source unit using electrodeless discharge and a method of lighting the same Disclosed are an annular light source unit using electrodeless discharge and a method of lighting the same. The unit comprises an annular electrodeless discharge tube, a bowl-shaped microwave cavity device, and a plurality of microwave oscillators. The ca... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4755719 | Spark gap switch with jet pump driven gas flow A spark gap switch is disclosed with a pumping system which utilizes flowing gas to replenish the interelectrode region between conductive pulses. The spark gap switch typically consists of a housing enclosing a gas filled chamber in which there are two e... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4484247 | Nonfragmenting station arrester A lightning arrester of the station class is equipped with a ceramic housing protective heat shield liner formed of an ablative material capable of giving off a gas when subjected to a fault current arc. The evolved gas contributes to a rapid internal pre... | 11/20/1984 |
