It is also reinforcing the inventive character of the LEC.
I want to clarify this statement of mine:
The LEC is very similar en many aspects to the work of Ohmart. Even to the general shape of the cell and even to the idea of several concentrical layers of metals.
Yet, there’s no known or evident mechanism for the gas ionization, as in the Ohmart cell.
Here lies the heart of the inventive character.