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US3081424A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Semi-conductor rectifier bridge construction

Assignee: ITE Circuit Breaker Co
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Filing: 1960-01-11
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Granted: 1963-03-12
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Expires: 1980-01-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Isadore K Dortort

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 23:44
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/003; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/483; H02M7/49; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S257/00; Y10S257/909

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 252 words
IN A HIGH CURRENT CAPACITY THREE-PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTED RECTIFIER SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING POWER BETWEEN A D.-C. SYSTEM AND A THREE-PHASE A.-C. SYSTEM; EACH OF THE ARMS OF SAID THREE-PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTED RECTIFIER SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL CONNECTED CELLS; A FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD BUS MEMBER CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE PHASE OF SAID THREE-PHASE A.-C. SYSTEM; EACH OF SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD BUS MEMBERS BEING ELONGATED MEMBERS AND HAVING FIRST AND SECOND CELL RECEIVING PORTIONS; SAID FIRST AND SECOND CELL RECEIVING PORTIONS BEING AXIALLY SPACED ALONG THEIR RESPECTIVE ELONGATED MEMBERS; SAID FIRST CELL RECEIVING PORTION OF SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD BUS MEMBERS RECEIVING ONE TERMINAL OF THE CELLS OF EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE POSITIVE HALF WAVE ARMS OF SAID THREE-PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTED RECTIFIER; THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID CELLS OF SAID POSITIVE HALF WAVE ARMS BEING CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE POSITIVE BUS BAR EXTENSION POSITIONED ADJACENT RESPECTIVE FIRST CELL RECEIVING PORTIONS OF SAID BUS MEMBER; SAID SECOND CELL RECEIVING PORTION OF SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD BUS MEMBERS RECEIVING ONE TERMINAL OF THE CELLS OF EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE NEGATIVE HALF WAVE ARMS OF SAID THREE-PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTED RECTIFIER; THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID CELLS OF SAID NEGATIVE HALF WAVE ARMS BEING CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE NEGATIVE BUS BAR EXTENSION POSITIONED ADJACENT RESPECTIVE SECOND CELL RECEIVING PORTIONS OF SAID BUS MEMBERS; SAID FIRST PORTIONS OF SAID BUS MEMBERS CARRYING MAGNETIC LAMINATIONS FOR MAGNETICALLY COUPLING THE INDIVIDUAL CURRENTS CARRIED BY THE SAID PARALLEL CONNECTED CELLS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST PORTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 252 words
IN A HIGH CURRENT CAPACITY THREE-PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTED RECTIFIER SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING POWER BETWEEN A D.-C. SYSTEM AND A THREE-PHASE A.-C. SYSTEM; EACH OF THE ARMS OF SAID THREE-PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTED RECTIFIER SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL CONNECTED CELLS; A FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD BUS MEMBER CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE PHASE OF SAID THREE-PHASE A.-C. SYSTEM; EACH OF SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD BUS MEMBERS BEING ELONGATED MEMBERS AND HAVING FIRST AND SECOND CELL RECEIVING PORTIONS; SAID FIRST AND SECOND CELL RECEIVING PORTIONS BEING AXIALLY SPACED ALONG THEIR RESPECTIVE ELONGATED MEMBERS; SAID FIRST CELL RECEIVING PORTION OF SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD BUS MEMBERS RECEIVING ONE TERMINAL OF THE CELLS OF EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE POSITIVE HALF WAVE ARMS OF SAID THREE-PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTED RECTIFIER; THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID CELLS OF SAID POSITIVE HALF WAVE ARMS BEING CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE POSITIVE BUS BAR EXTENSION POSITIONED ADJACENT RESPECTIVE FIRST CELL RECEIVING PORTIONS OF SAID BUS MEMBER; SAID SECOND CELL RECEIVING PORTION OF SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD BUS MEMBERS RECEIVING ONE TERMINAL OF THE CELLS OF EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE NEGATIVE HALF WAVE ARMS OF SAID THREE-PHASE BRIDGE CONNECTED RECTIFIER; THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID CELLS OF SAID NEGATIVE HALF WAVE ARMS BEING CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE NEGATIVE BUS BAR EXTENSION POSITIONED ADJACENT RESPECTIVE SECOND CELL RECEIVING PORTIONS OF SAID BUS MEMBERS; SAID FIRST PORTIONS OF SAID BUS MEMBERS CARRYING MAGNETIC LAMINATIONS FOR MAGNETICALLY COUPLING THE INDIVIDUAL CURRENTS CARRIED BY THE SAID PARALLEL CONNECTED CELLS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST PORTIONS.

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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) 1966-03-11 1966-09-10 1967-03-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-11 1970-09-10 1971-03-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-03-11 1974-09-10 1975-03-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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