US5252176 — Referenced Patent in the Si₂HSb₂ Dossier

US5252176 is the single patent referenced by the source dossier on the Si₂HSb₂ amplifier attributed to Henson (Si₂HSb₂ amplifier inventor). The dossier supplies the patent number, an image reference (us5252176.jpg), and reproduces the patent specification text, including the abstract, background, summary, description of the preferred embodiment, and chemical reaction equations.

What can be said from this source

• The patent number is US5252176, a United States patent.
• It is associated in the dossier with the Si₂HSb₂ material and the amplifier claim.
• The reproduced specification describes a crystalline Si₂HSb₂ compound, a fabrication procedure, a mold-and-electrode device arrangement, and claims of 184,000x power amplification with a control power of approximately 24 times the input power.

What cannot be said

The dossier does not establish the patent's filing or grant date, who the assignee is, or whether the reproduced text is a complete and accurate copy of the granted patent. Any statement about the patent's legal status would require the patent document itself, which is not part of this source.

Evidence status

A patent is a legal document recording a filing and a grant. It is not evidence that the described device performs as claimed. See Patent as Evidence and Si₂HSb₂ Amplifier Claims vs. Evidence: A Patent Reference Without Test Data.