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US3102246A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Noise reducing means for transformer

Assignee: McGraw Edison Co
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Filing: 1958-12-17
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Granted: 1963-08-27
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Expires: 1978-12-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles C Honey
  • 👤 Lawrence R Toothman
  • 👤 Kenneth C Stewart

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 21:03
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 192 words
IN AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER HAVING A TANK, LIQUID DIELECTRIC WITHIN SAID TANK, A GAS CUSHION WITHIN SAID TANK ABOVE SAID LIQUID DIELECTRIC, A MAGNETIC CORE IMMERSED IN SAID DIELECTRIC, AN ELECTRICAL WINDING IMMERSED IN SAID DIELECTRIC AND LINKED WITH SAID CORE, MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING SAID CORE AND FOR MECHANICALLY DECOUPLING SAID CORE FROM SAID TANK, AND MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE HOLLOW COMPLIANT ELEMENT OPEN AT LEAST ON ONE END AND IMMERSED IN SAID DIELECTRIC BETWEEN SAID CORE AND THE WALLS OF SAID TANK FOR INCREASING THE EFFECTIVE COMPRESSIBILITY OF SAID LIQUID DIELECTRIC, SAID HOLLOW COMPLIANT ELEMENT CONTAINING GAS AND BEING SURROUNDED BY SAID LIQUID DIELECTRIC AND HAVING SAID OPEN END AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID HOLLOW ELEMENT IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID GAS CUSHION, THE MECHANICAL RESISTANCE AND THE STIFFNESS CONSTANT OF SAID COMPLIANT ELEMENT BEING SUCH AS TO TUNE SAID COMPLIANT ELEMENT FOR RESONANCE AT THE FREQUENCY OF THE VIBRATORY FORCES ORIGINATING IN SAID CORE AND TO RESULT IN SAID COMPLIANT ELEMENT SHUNTING A PORTION OF THE VIBRATORY FORCES ORIGINATING IN SAID CORE AND TRANSMITTED BY SAID LIQUID DIELECTRIC TENDING TO DRIVE THE BOTTOM AND SIDE WALLS OF SAID TANK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 192 words
IN AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER HAVING A TANK, LIQUID DIELECTRIC WITHIN SAID TANK, A GAS CUSHION WITHIN SAID TANK ABOVE SAID LIQUID DIELECTRIC, A MAGNETIC CORE IMMERSED IN SAID DIELECTRIC, AN ELECTRICAL WINDING IMMERSED IN SAID DIELECTRIC AND LINKED WITH SAID CORE, MEANS FOR RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING SAID CORE AND FOR MECHANICALLY DECOUPLING SAID CORE FROM SAID TANK, AND MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE HOLLOW COMPLIANT ELEMENT OPEN AT LEAST ON ONE END AND IMMERSED IN SAID DIELECTRIC BETWEEN SAID CORE AND THE WALLS OF SAID TANK FOR INCREASING THE EFFECTIVE COMPRESSIBILITY OF SAID LIQUID DIELECTRIC, SAID HOLLOW COMPLIANT ELEMENT CONTAINING GAS AND BEING SURROUNDED BY SAID LIQUID DIELECTRIC AND HAVING SAID OPEN END AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID HOLLOW ELEMENT IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID GAS CUSHION, THE MECHANICAL RESISTANCE AND THE STIFFNESS CONSTANT OF SAID COMPLIANT ELEMENT BEING SUCH AS TO TUNE SAID COMPLIANT ELEMENT FOR RESONANCE AT THE FREQUENCY OF THE VIBRATORY FORCES ORIGINATING IN SAID CORE AND TO RESULT IN SAID COMPLIANT ELEMENT SHUNTING A PORTION OF THE VIBRATORY FORCES ORIGINATING IN SAID CORE AND TRANSMITTED BY SAID LIQUID DIELECTRIC TENDING TO DRIVE THE BOTTOM AND SIDE WALLS OF SAID TANK.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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

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