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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2001
Alan B. Touchberry, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
Gunter Stein, New Brighton, MN (US);
Bruce A. Seiber, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Alan B. Touchberry, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
Gunter Stein, New Brighton, MN (US);
Bruce A. Seiber, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A getter is a porous sintered metallic alloy used to absorb non-inert gases. The getter is placed in a getter well of a ring laser gyroscope system or other gas discharge system. The getter well is any enclosure in which a getter resides. The getter absorbs oxygen, which may be needed by some gyroscope components to operate. By restricting the gas flow into the getter well or by placing a diffusion barrier on the getter material, the getter may absorb non-inert gas at a slower rate.