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US3091659A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Television receiver with transistorized video amplifier

Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1961-02-27
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Granted: 1963-05-28
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Expires: 1981-02-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Albert W Massman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 18:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/4446; H04N5/14; H04N5/148

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 206 words
IN A TELEVISION RECEIVER FOR UTILIZING A TELEVISION SIGNAL HAVING A VIDEO CARRIER AMPLITUDE MODULATED BY VIDEO SIGNALS AND A SOUND CARRIER FREQUENCY DISPLACED FROM SAID VIDEO CARRIER AND FREQUENCY MODULATED BY AUDIO SIGNALS, WHICH TELEVISION RECEIVER INCLUDES A DETECTOR FOR PRODUCING DETECTED VIDEO SIGNALS IN A PARTICLUAR FREQUENCY RANGE AND FOR FUTHER PRODUCING AN INTER-CARIER SOUND SIGNAL FREQUENCY DISPLACED FROM SAID RANGE AND FREQUENCY MODULATED BY THE AUDIO SIGNALS, AND WHICH FURTHER INCLUDES AN AUDIO CHANNEL AND A VIDEO CHANNEL, THE COMBINATION OF: A VIDEO AMPLIFIER COUPLED TO SAID DETECTOR AND INCLUDING A TRANSISTOR HAVING A FIRST ELECTRODE COUPLED TO SAID DETECTOR AND FURTHER HAVING A SECOND ELECTRODE AND A THIRD ELECTRODE, FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLING SAID SECOND ELECTRODE TO SAID AUDIO CHANNEL AND INCLUDING RESONANT NETWORK MEANS COUPLED TO A POINT OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL FOR ESTABLISHING SAID SECOND ELECTRODE SUBSTANTIALLT AT THE POTENTIAL OF SAID POINT OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL IN THE FREQUENCY RANGE OF SAID VIDEO SIGNALS, AND SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLING SAID THIRD ELECTRODE TO SAID VIDEO CHANNEL AND INCLUDING RESONANT NETWORK MEANS COUPLED TO SAID POINT OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL FOR ESTABLISHING SAID THIRD ELECTRODE SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE POTENTIAL OF SAID POINT OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL AT THE FREQUENCY OF SAID INTER-CARRIER SOUND SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 206 words
IN A TELEVISION RECEIVER FOR UTILIZING A TELEVISION SIGNAL HAVING A VIDEO CARRIER AMPLITUDE MODULATED BY VIDEO SIGNALS AND A SOUND CARRIER FREQUENCY DISPLACED FROM SAID VIDEO CARRIER AND FREQUENCY MODULATED BY AUDIO SIGNALS, WHICH TELEVISION RECEIVER INCLUDES A DETECTOR FOR PRODUCING DETECTED VIDEO SIGNALS IN A PARTICLUAR FREQUENCY RANGE AND FOR FUTHER PRODUCING AN INTER-CARIER SOUND SIGNAL FREQUENCY DISPLACED FROM SAID RANGE AND FREQUENCY MODULATED BY THE AUDIO SIGNALS, AND WHICH FURTHER INCLUDES AN AUDIO CHANNEL AND A VIDEO CHANNEL, THE COMBINATION OF: A VIDEO AMPLIFIER COUPLED TO SAID DETECTOR AND INCLUDING A TRANSISTOR HAVING A FIRST ELECTRODE COUPLED TO SAID DETECTOR AND FURTHER HAVING A SECOND ELECTRODE AND A THIRD ELECTRODE, FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLING SAID SECOND ELECTRODE TO SAID AUDIO CHANNEL AND INCLUDING RESONANT NETWORK MEANS COUPLED TO A POINT OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL FOR ESTABLISHING SAID SECOND ELECTRODE SUBSTANTIALLT AT THE POTENTIAL OF SAID POINT OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL IN THE FREQUENCY RANGE OF SAID VIDEO SIGNALS, AND SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLING SAID THIRD ELECTRODE TO SAID VIDEO CHANNEL AND INCLUDING RESONANT NETWORK MEANS COUPLED TO SAID POINT OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL FOR ESTABLISHING SAID THIRD ELECTRODE SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE POTENTIAL OF SAID POINT OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL AT THE FREQUENCY OF SAID INTER-CARRIER SOUND SIGNAL.

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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) 1966-05-27 1966-11-26 1967-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-27 1970-11-26 1971-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-27 1974-11-26 1975-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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