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US3112412A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Direct current threshold signal detector

Assignee: North American Aviation Corp
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Filing: 1960-07-06
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Granted: 1963-11-26
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Expires: 1980-07-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George A Dyer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 12:45
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/35; H03K3/351; H03K17/00; H03K17/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
A DEVICE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING A DOUBLE BASE DIODE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND BASE ELECTRODES AND A CONTROL ELECTRODE, MEANS IN SERIES WITH SAID BASE ELECTRODES FOR BACK BIASING SAID DIODE TO ESTABLISH A PREDETERMINED POTENTIAL AT SAID FIRST BASE ELECTRODE, INPUT MEANS FOR APPLYING AN INPUT SIGNAL TO SAID CONTROL ELECTRODE, SAID MEANS INCLUDING AMPLIFYING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE CONDUCTION OF SAID DIODE FOR DRIVING SAID DIODE INTO SATURATION AND OUTPUT MEANS RESPONSIVELY COUPLED ACROSS SAID MEANS FOR BACK BIASING AND SAID SECOND BASE ELECTRODE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 88 words
A DEVICE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING A DOUBLE BASE DIODE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND BASE ELECTRODES AND A CONTROL ELECTRODE, MEANS IN SERIES WITH SAID BASE ELECTRODES FOR BACK BIASING SAID DIODE TO ESTABLISH A PREDETERMINED POTENTIAL AT SAID FIRST BASE ELECTRODE, INPUT MEANS FOR APPLYING AN INPUT SIGNAL TO SAID CONTROL ELECTRODE, SAID MEANS INCLUDING AMPLIFYING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE CONDUCTION OF SAID DIODE FOR DRIVING SAID DIODE INTO SATURATION AND OUTPUT MEANS RESPONSIVELY COUPLED ACROSS SAID MEANS FOR BACK BIASING AND SAID SECOND BASE ELECTRODE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2930996A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-11-25 1967-05-27 1967-11-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-11-25 1971-05-27 1971-11-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-11-25 1975-05-27 1975-11-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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