US Patent Issued to Lawrence Livermore National Security, Opcondys on Jan. 20 for "Photoconductive charge trapping apparatus" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,970, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC (Livermore, Calif.) and Opcondys Inc (Manteca, Calif.).

"Photoconductive charge trapping apparatus" was invented by Stephen Sampayan (Livermore, Calif.), Paulius Vytautas Grivickas (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Kristin Cortella Sampayan (Manteca, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing a photoconductive device performing bulk conduction. In one exemplary aspect, a photoconductive device is disclosed. The device includes a light source configured to emit light; a crystalline material positioned to r...