Patents by Inventor Wing C. Lo

Wing C. Lo 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).

  • Balanced dual-gap protector
    Patent number: 4558390
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-gap protector wherein both gaps will break down essentially simultaneously when a pulse of either polarity having a sufficient magnitude appears. An annular electrode is provided in the housing so as to form parallel gaps with respective end electrodes. The electrodes include a surface coating of a photoemissive and/or thermionic material so that light emission or heat resulting from the breakdown of one gap will influence the breakdown of the other gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Placido S. Fortino, Laird K. S. Haas, Siu-Ping Hong, Wing C. Lo, Edward J. Neupauer