In all likelihood, the GI-10 does not have an anode because they had not yet managed to invent an anode configuration which did not infringe on the Boswau patent or the Northrop patent or any of the other early gas discharge patents. The Burroughs Nixie is the earliest known production tube with a dedicated anode electrode, and the anode design does not infringe on the Boswau patent, which describes a device with a dedicated anode for each digit.
That Inditron advertisement serves as evidence of one important point - it proves that the Inditron was in development while Saul Kuchinsky was employed by National Union. Various patent dates strongly suggest that he was employed by NU during the right time period, but if National Union had somehow managed to develop the Inditron in only a few months prior to the 1954 release, Kuchinsky would have already left to work at Burroughs. The ad specifies a development time measured in years, which means Kuchinsky was definitely employed there during the development period. Micah Mabelitini http://www.decadecounter.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
