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US3114049A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Transistor trigger circuit

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1956-11-09
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Granted: 1963-12-10
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Expires: 1976-11-09
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Royer R Blair

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 03:35
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/01; H03K3/012

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 84 words
A TRIGGER CIRCUIT COMPRISING A TRANSISTOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES, IMPEDANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID ELECTRODES FOR CONVEYING OPERATING POTENTIAL THERETO, MEANS FOR APPLYING A TRIGGER PULSE TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID ELECTRODES TO CAUSE SAID TRANSISTOR TO SWITCH BETWEEN ALTERNATE OPERATING STATES, NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH ING MEANS CONNECTED ACROSS SAID IMPEDANCE MEANS, MEANS FOR APPLYING SAID TRIGGER PULSE TO SAID SWITCHING MEANS TO CAUSE IT TO CLOSE IN RESPONSE THERETO AND THEREBY EFFECTIVELY SHORT-CIRCUIT SAID IMPEDANCE MEANS, AND MEANS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 84 words
A TRIGGER CIRCUIT COMPRISING A TRANSISTOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES, IMPEDANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID ELECTRODES FOR CONVEYING OPERATING POTENTIAL THERETO, MEANS FOR APPLYING A TRIGGER PULSE TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID ELECTRODES TO CAUSE SAID TRANSISTOR TO SWITCH BETWEEN ALTERNATE OPERATING STATES, NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH ING MEANS CONNECTED ACROSS SAID IMPEDANCE MEANS, MEANS FOR APPLYING SAID TRIGGER PULSE TO SAID SWITCHING MEANS TO CAUSE IT TO CLOSE IN RESPONSE THERETO AND THEREBY EFFECTIVELY SHORT-CIRCUIT SAID IMPEDANCE MEANS, AND MEANS

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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) 1966-12-09 1967-06-10 1967-12-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-12-09 1971-06-10 1971-12-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-12-09 1975-06-10 1975-12-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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