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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1979
Filed:
May. 27, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roland T Girard, Scotia, NY (US);
George A Rice, Schenectady, NY (US);
Arthur N DeTommasi, Newtonville, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01C / ; F21K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200-2 ; 337413 ; 362 13 ; 431359 ;
Abstract
A voltage sensitive switch is provided characterized by an irreversible change in resistance from a high resistance state greater than one megohm to a low resistance state less than one thousand ohms and comprising a mixture of substantially pure grade copper powder with copper oxide powder which further contains a binder. Said switch interconnects a pair of spaced electrodes for use in sequentially firing a plurality of flash lamps.