US PATENT SUBCLASS 327 / 501
.~.~.~.~ Hyperconductive diode

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327 /   HD   MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS

365  DF  GATING (I.E., SWITCHING INPUT TO OUTPUT) {12}
493  DF  .~ Utilizing two electrode solid-state device {5}
498  DF  .~.~ Negative resistance {2}
500  DF  .~.~.~ "S"-shape curve on I-V plot (e.g., pnpn diode type, etc.) {1}
501.~.~.~.~ Hyperconductive diode

DEFINITION

Classification: 327/501

Hyperconductive diode:

(under subclass 500) Subject matter wherein the solid-state device is a four layer threshold diode, one of whose outer layers is metal and wherein at a predetermined reverse voltage point, junction breakdown occurs to provide high current at very low voltages.