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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
John R Bayless, Malibu, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ; H01T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313171 ; 3131 / ;
Abstract
Surface breakdown igniter comprises a semiconductor of medium resistivity which has the arc device cathode as one electrode and has an igniter anode electrode so that when voltage is applied between the electrodes a spark is generated when electrical breakdown occurs over the surface of the semiconductor. The geometry of the igniter anode and cathode electrodes causes the igniter discharge to be forced away from the semiconductor surface.