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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
David William Vernooy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
David William Vernooy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stand-off sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a plurality of electron state definers for generating resonant tunneling current in response to the electric field, wherein the electron state definers include at least one variable characteristic such that a change in the variable characteristic affects the tunneling current, and a monitor for monitoring a change in the tunneling current exiting an electron state definer based on a change in the variable characteristic of the tunneling device.