US Patent Issued to Bourns on July 28 for "Devices and methods related to gas discharge tubes" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,044, issued on July 28, was assigned to Bourns Inc. (Riverside, Calif.).

"Devices and methods related to gas discharge tubes" was invented by Kelly C. Casey (Corinth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas discharge tube (GDT) can include first and second electrodes each including an edge and an inward facing surface, such that the inward facing surfaces face each other. The GDT can further include a sealing portion implemented to join the edge portions of the first and second electrodes to form a chamber between the inward facing surfaces of the first and second electrodes. The GDT can further include an electrically insulating ...