Gas discharge tube having glass seal
AssigneeBourns, Inc.
InventorsZuoyi Wang, Peter Shak, Gordon L. Bourns
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Abstract
Gas discharge tube having glass seal. In some embodiments, a gas discharge tube can include an insulator layer having first and second sides and defining an opening, and first and second electrodes that cover the opening on the first and second sides of the insulator layer, respectively. The gas discharge tube can further include a first glass layer implemented between the first electrode and the first side of the insulator layer, and a second glass layer implemented between the second electrode and the second side of the insulator layer, such that the first and second glass layers provide a seal for a chamber defined by the opening and the first and second electrodes.
Claims20
A gas discharge tube comprising:
- an insulator layer having first and second sides and defining an opening;
- first and second electrodes that cover the opening on the first and second sides of the insulator layer, respectively;
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- a first glass layer implemented between the first electrode and the first side of the insulator layer, and a second glass layer implemented between the second electrode and the second side of the insulator layer, such that the first and second glass layers provide a seal for a chamber defined by the opening and the first and second electrodes.
An assembly of gas discharge tubes, comprising:
- an insulator sheet having a plurality of units defined by respective lateral boundaries, such that each unit includes an insulator layer having first and second sides and defining an opening;
- a pair of first and second electrodes positioned to cover the opening on the first and second sides of the insulator layer, respectively, of each unit;
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- a first glass layer implemented between the first electrode and the first side of the insulator layer of each unit, and a second glass layer implemented between the second electrode and the second side of the insulator layer of the unit, such that the first and second glass layers provide a seal for a chamber defined by the opening and the first and second electrodes of the respective unit.
An electrical device comprising:
- a gas discharge tube that includes an insulator layer having first and second sides and defining an opening, first and second electrodes that cover the opening on the first and second sides of the insulator layer, respectively, a first glass layer implemented between the first electrode and the first side of the insulator layer, and a second glass layer implemented between the second electrode and the second side of the insulator layer, such that the first and second glass layers provide a seal for a chamber defined by the opening and the first and second electrodes;
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- an electrical component electrically connected to the gas discharge tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.