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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
John W Sullivan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Richard P Fleenor, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gould Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315 85 ; 313201 ; 313206 ; 313219 ; 313313 ; 315330 ; 315335 ;
Abstract
High energy switching device utilizing a gas discharge tube with input and output electrodes connected electrically in series with a source and a load. A control element is connected to the input electrode, and a trigger signal is applied to the control element to initiate firing of the tube to pass energy from the source to the load. An electrostatic shield is disposed about the output electrode to prevent the tube from self firing in the absence of a trigger signal when the potential between the electrodes is below a predetermined level.