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US3072766A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical resistance for heavy duty swith

Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG Germany
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Filing: 1960-06-23
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Granted: 1963-01-08
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Expires: 1980-06-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Roth Heinz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 10:47
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H33/00; H01H33/02; H01H33/04; H01H33/16; H01H33/161

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS COMPRISING A SET OF POWER SWITCHING CONTACTS CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH A SET OF VOLTAGE DISCONNECT CONTACTS, AND A RESISTANCE UNIT CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH SAID SET OF POWER SWITCHING CONTACTS, SAID RESISTANCE UNIT BEING COMPRISED OF A PHOTOSENSITIVE RESISTANCE MATERIAL HAVING AN OHMIC VALUE VARIABLE INVERSELY BY SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE AS THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION WHICH IT RECEIVES, AND SAID RESISTANCE UNIT BEING SUBJECT TO RADIATION PROPORTIONAL TO THAT PRODUCED BY THE ARC ESTABLISHED UPON SEPARATION OF SAID SET OF POWER SWITCHING CONTACTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS COMPRISING A SET OF POWER SWITCHING CONTACTS CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH A SET OF VOLTAGE DISCONNECT CONTACTS, AND A RESISTANCE UNIT CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH SAID SET OF POWER SWITCHING CONTACTS, SAID RESISTANCE UNIT BEING COMPRISED OF A PHOTOSENSITIVE RESISTANCE MATERIAL HAVING AN OHMIC VALUE VARIABLE INVERSELY BY SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE AS THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION WHICH IT RECEIVES, AND SAID RESISTANCE UNIT BEING SUBJECT TO RADIATION PROPORTIONAL TO THAT PRODUCED BY THE ARC ESTABLISHED UPON SEPARATION OF SAID SET OF POWER SWITCHING CONTACTS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-07 1966-07-09 1967-01-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-07 1970-07-09 1971-01-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-07 1974-07-09 1975-01-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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