US3076896A
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Voltage supply and control system
Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1961-05-01
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Granted: 1963-02-05
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Expires: 1981-05-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond V Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J43/00; H01J43/04; H01J43/30; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/22; H02M3/24; H02M3/28; H02M3/325; H02M3/335; H02M3/338; H02M3/3385; H02M3/3387; H02M3/3388
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
THE COMBINATION OF A PHOTOMULTIPLIER DEVICE AND A POWER SUPPLY, SAID POWER SUPPLY COMPRISING A DIRECT CURRENT SOURCE CONNECTED TO THE COLLECTOR AND BASE OF A TRANSISTOR, THE EMITTER OF SAID TRANSISTOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE INPUT OF AN OSCILLATOR, THE OUTPUT OF SAID OSCILLATOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE INPUT OF A VOLTAGE SUPPLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONSECUTIVE STAGES HAVING CONSECUTIVE INTEGRAL MULTIPLE D.C. VOLTAGE OUTPUTS, EACH OF SAID CONSECUTIVE STAGES OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO CONSECUTIVE DYNODES OF SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER DEVICE, A FILTER NETWORK INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF RESISTORS INDIVIDUALLY CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN EACH STAGE A RESPECTIVE DYNODE, ONE OF SAID DYNODES OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE ANODE OF A ZENER DIODE, THE OUTPUT OF SAID ZENER DIODE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE BASE OF SAID TRANSISTOR, WHEREBY THE VOLTAGE ON SAID DYNODES ARE VARIED AS A FUNCTION OF THE LOAD OF SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT OVER-ALL PHOTOMULTIPLIER MULTIPLICATION FACTOR IRRESPECTIVE OF LOAD CHANGES OF SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-02-04 | 1974-08-06 | 1975-02-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |