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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2015
Applicant:
E/g Electro-graph, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Vella, San Leandro, CA (US);
Assignee:
E/G Electro-Graph Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/04 (2006.01); H01B 13/34 (2006.01); C23C 14/48 (2006.01); H01B 5/14 (2006.01); H01J 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/048 (2013.01); C23C 14/48 (2013.01); H01B 5/14 (2013.01); H01B 13/348 (2013.01); H01J 37/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
In systems where insulating deposits form during normal operation, electrodes are configured so the deposits have the effect of creating in-situ triple junctions. These triple junctions enhance low level discharge activity to facilitate localized breakdown of the deposits and maintain electrode conductivity.