Patents by Inventor Wenhui Shi

Wenhui Shi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20040227469
    Abstract: A discharge device generates stable direct current glow discharges at high gas pressures. The discharge device has a flat cathode that does not utilize microhollows, and has an anode containing an arbitrarily shaped opening. A dielectric having a minimum thickness separates the anode and the cathode by a by a distance of less than one millimeter. The discharge device may be included in a discharge chamber for maintaining the device at a predetermined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Karl Schoenbach, Wenhui Shi