In re Zecher’s Empirical Analysis
70 F.2d 270 · 1934
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2
cited by 2 later decisions
March 1944
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
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“. . an electric discharge tube having an outer glass wall, and an inner quartz wall transparent to ultra-violet rays. The tube is so arranged that objects which are to be treated with ultra-violet rays may be inserted within the interior of the quartz tube and subjected to the action of the rays. The tube has one cathode, two principal anodes, and one auxiliary anode situated close to the cathode, used in starting the discharge within the tube. The cathode is, preferably, constituted by a tungsten helix which has wound on it a nickel wire,, and the cathode is superficially coated with barium oxide. The discharge tube contains a small quantity of mercury and argon, the argon being to facilitate the discharge....” [70 F.2d at page 270]”
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