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Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-07-17
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Granted: 1963-02-26
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Expires: 1981-07-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William C Kotheimer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:54
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02H; H02H3/00; H02H3/08; H02H3/093

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 124 words
MEANS FOR INITIATING A PREDETERMINED CONTROL FUNCTION IN DELAYED RESPONSE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF AN ABNORMAL CONDITION IN AN ELECTRIC CURRENT CIRCUIT, THE AMOUNT OF DELAY BEING INVERSELY RELATED TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ABNORMAL CONDITION, COMPRISING: CONDITION RESPONSIVE MEANS ADAPTED TO BE COUPLED TO THE CIRCUIT FOR DERIVING THEREFROM A D.-C. SIGNAL HAVING A MAGNITUDE WHICH IS DEPENDENT UPON THE VALUE OF A CHARACTERISTIC ELECTRIC QUANTITY OF THE CIRCUIT; A PULSATING SIGNAL SOURCE FOR SUPPLYING A SUCCESSION OF TRIANGULAR-WAVEFORM SIGNAL PULSES; ADDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CONDITION RESPONSIVE MEANS AND TO SAID PULSATING SIGNAL SOURCE FOR PROVIDING A RESULTANT SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE SUM OF THE D.-C. AND PULSATING SIGNALS; MEANS FOR INTRODUCING, IN SUBSTRACTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RESULTANT SIGNAL, A UNIPOLARITY REFERENCE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 124 words
MEANS FOR INITIATING A PREDETERMINED CONTROL FUNCTION IN DELAYED RESPONSE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF AN ABNORMAL CONDITION IN AN ELECTRIC CURRENT CIRCUIT, THE AMOUNT OF DELAY BEING INVERSELY RELATED TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ABNORMAL CONDITION, COMPRISING: CONDITION RESPONSIVE MEANS ADAPTED TO BE COUPLED TO THE CIRCUIT FOR DERIVING THEREFROM A D.-C. SIGNAL HAVING A MAGNITUDE WHICH IS DEPENDENT UPON THE VALUE OF A CHARACTERISTIC ELECTRIC QUANTITY OF THE CIRCUIT; A PULSATING SIGNAL SOURCE FOR SUPPLYING A SUCCESSION OF TRIANGULAR-WAVEFORM SIGNAL PULSES; ADDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CONDITION RESPONSIVE MEANS AND TO SAID PULSATING SIGNAL SOURCE FOR PROVIDING A RESULTANT SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE SUM OF THE D.-C. AND PULSATING SIGNALS; MEANS FOR INTRODUCING, IN SUBSTRACTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RESULTANT SIGNAL, A UNIPOLARITY REFERENCE

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-02-25 1966-08-27 1967-02-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-25 1970-08-27 1971-02-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-25 1974-08-27 1975-02-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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